Comparative study of linear and curvilinear ultrasound probes to assess quadriceps rectus Femoris muscle mass in healthy subjects and in patients with chronic respiratory disease

BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Mandal, S ^a,b   Suh, E ^a,b   Thompson, A ^a,b   Connolly, B ^a,b,c   Ramsay, M ^a,b   Harding, R ^a   Puthucheary, Z ^d   Moxham, J ^c   Hart, N ^a,b,c  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d National University Health Systems   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CURVILINEAR ULTRASOUND PROBE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR ULTRASOUND PROBE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE MASS; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 85007374319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000103     Document Type: Article

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