Quantitative muscle ultrasound in neuromuscular disorders using the parameters intensity, entropy, and fractal dimension

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1151-1158

  Gdynia, H J ^a   Muller H P ^a   Ludolph, A C ^a   Koninger H ^a   Huber, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inhomogeneity parameter; Motor neuron disease; Muscle ultrasound; Myopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; MYOSITIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70349248040     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02663.x     Document Type: Article

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