Inter-rater reliability of ultrasound imaging of the trunk musculature among novice raters

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-356

  Teyhen, Deydre S ^a,b   George, Steven Z ^c   Dugan, Jessica L ^a,b   Williamson, Jared ^d   Neilson, Brett D ^e   Childs, John D ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Physical Therapy Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Second Battalion   (United States)

^e Evidence in Motion   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal oblique; Lumbar multifidus; Rectus abdominis; Transversus abdominis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

ABDOMINIS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; INTER-RATER RELIABILITIES; INTERNAL OBLIQUE; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; LUMBAR MULTIFIDUS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MORPHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS;

MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK MUSCLES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952159630     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.3.347     Document Type: Article

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