The effect of ultrasound probe orientation on muscle architecture measurement

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 504-514

  Klimstra, Marc ^a   Dowling, Jim ^b   Durkin, Jennifer L ^c   MacDonald, Maureen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fascicle length; Muscle thickness; Pennation angle; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound probe

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS MODE ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THICKNESS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34249865938     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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