Purpose In 2018, the SARCUS working group published a first article on the standardization
of the use of ultrasound to assess muscle. Recommendations were made for patient …

Purpose This narrative review provides an overview of the current knowledge of B-mode
ultrasound-derived echo intensity (EI) as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality. Method …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of four methods of assessing vastus
lateralis (VL) stiffness, and to describe the influence of structural characteristics on them. The …

Skeletal muscle size is an important factor in assessing adaptation to exercise training and
detraining, athletic performance, age-associated atrophy and mobility decline, clinical …

Background Standing from a chair is a fundamental activity of daily living, and it can be
applied to assess the physical function, especially in older individuals. Aim The aim of this …

Background Sarcopenia is an important comorbidity in patients with heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The ultrasound (US) assessment has all the …

There is a popular belief that meat consumption is necessary to optimize adaptations to
strength training (ST), but evidence to support this hypothesis is scarce. Therefore, this study …

Objective Measuring muscle quantity and quality is very important because the loss of
muscle quantity and quality is associated with several adverse effects specifically in older …

Purpose Ultrasound-derived echo intensity (EI) has been used as a physiological marker for
changes in skeletal muscle'quality'with physical training, disuse, ageing, and neuromuscular …

Fatigue and muscle damage negatively affect performance in lower limb exercises involving
the stretch-shortening cycle in judo athletes during competition and training sessions …