Validity of fascicle length estimation in the vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius using ultrasonography

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-220

  Ando, Ryosuke ^a   Taniguchi, Keigo ^b   Saito, Akira ^a,c   Fujimiya, Mineko ^d   Katayose, Masaki ^b   Akima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Fascicle length; Skeletal muscle; Ultrasonography; Vastus intermedius

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALIPER; ECHOGRAPHY; FASCICLE LENGTH ESTIMATION; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VALIDITY; VASTUS INTERMEDIUS; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

CADAVER; FASCICLE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VASTUS INTERMEDIUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84895127547     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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