Ultrasound biomarkers for sarcopenia: what can we tell so far?

RM Mombiela, J Vucetic, F Rossi… - Seminars in …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Sarcopenia is a disease characterized by decreased skeletal muscle mass, strength, and
loss of function that can impair quality of life and increase physical disability, adverse …

Ergonomic recommendations in ultrasound-guided botulinum neurotoxin chemodenervation for spasticity: An international expert group opinion

P Lagnau, A Lo, R Sandarage, K Alter, A Picelli… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound (US)-guided botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections are becoming a mainstay in
the treatment of muscle spasticity in upper motor neuron syndromes. As a result, there has …

Critical evaluation of commonly used methods to determine the concordance between sonography and magnetic resonance imaging: a comparative study

K Warneke, M Keiner, LH Lohmann, A Brinkmann… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction An increasing number of studies investigate the influence of training
interventions on muscle thickness (MT) by using ultrasonography. Ultrasonography is stated …

Body composition measurements in older adults

JM Bauer, JE Morley - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Since the sentinel article by Baumgartner et al.[1] in 1998, there has been an increased
interest in the importance of muscle mass loss (sarcopenia) as a cause of multiple health …

Development of an ultrasound‐based metric of muscle functional capacity for use in patients with neuromuscular disease

AN McCrady, CD Masterson, LE Barnes… - Muscle & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction/Aims Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Duchenne muscular
dystrophy (DMD) are progressive neuromuscular disorders characterized by severe muscle …

Reliability of Panoramic Ultrasound in Assessing Rectus Femoris Size, Shape, and Brightness: An Inter-Examiner Study

J Buffet-García, G Plaza-Manzano, U Varol… - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Extended field-of-view ultrasound (US) imaging, also known as panoramic US, represents a
technical advance that allows for complete visualization of large musculoskeletal structures …

Intra-and Inter-Rater Reliability and Agreement of Ultrasound Imaging of Muscle Architecture and Patellar Tendon in Post-COVID-19 Patients Who Had Experienced …

LG de Jesus Ferreira, Á de Almeida Ventura… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is associated with musculoskeletal disorders. Ultrasound is a tool to assess
muscle architecture and tendon measurements, offering an idea of the proportion of the …

Damage for gain: The useful damage of the Pitcher's paradox

R Chiaramonte, G Testa, A Russo, E Buccheri… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Introduction Sport-specific adaptations of the glenohumeral joint may arise in adolescent
overhead athletes who begin high-performance sports early in life. Research mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Validity, reliability and measurement error of quadriceps femoris muscle thickness obtained by ultrasound in healthy adults: a systematic review

ALC Soares, RF Carvalho, R Mogami… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Due to its low cost and operational simplicity, ultrasound has been used to monitor muscle
thickness in laboratory environments, rehabilitation clinics, and sports clubs. However, it is …

Reliability of Ultrasonographically Acquired Muscle Morphology Based on a Cohort of Men and Women

M Fröhlich, R Rabello… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The objective was to evaluate intrarater and inter-rater reliability of
ultrasonography muscle morphology measurements in men and women, considering …