Influence of inward pressure of the transducer on lateral abdominal muscle thickness during ultrasound imaging

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 815-818

  Ishida, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Sususmu ^a  

^a KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Muscle thickness; Transversus abdominis; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866381700     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.4064     Document Type: Article

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