Reliability of the supraspinatus muscle thickness measurement by ultrasonography

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 488-495

  Yi, Tae Im ^a   Han, In Soo ^a   Kim, Joo Sup ^a   Jin, Ju Ryeon ^a   Han, Jea Shin ^a  

^a Bundang Jesaeng Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Reliability; Supraspinatus; Thickness; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867120375     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2012.36.4.488     Document Type: Article

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