Reliability of real-time ultrasound for measuring skeletal muscle size in human limbs in vivo: A systematic review

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 934-944

  English, Coralie ^a,b   Fisher, Laura ^a   Thoirs, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

human limbs; Real time B mode ultrasound; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866430946     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511434994     Document Type: Review

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