Quantitative muscle ultrasound is a promising longitudinal follow-up tool in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 306-317

  Jansen, Merel ^a   van Alfen, Nens ^a   Nijhuis van der Sanden, Maria W G ^a   van Dijk, Johannes P ^a   Pillen, Sigrid ^a   de Groot, Imelda J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Follow up study; Quantitative muscle ultrasound; Study outcome; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MYOSITIS ASSESSMENT SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYNAMOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HAMMERSMITH MOTOR ABILITY SCALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE MUSCLE ECHOGRAPHY; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 84858797040     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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