The reliability of measuring muscle quantity and quality with extended-field-of-view ultrasound at nine body sites

Van Den Broeck, J. (Speaker), Héréus, S. (Contributor), De Maeseneer, M. (Contributor), Scafoglieri, A. (Contributor)

Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

Description

The tibialis anterior, biceps brachii, gastrocnemius, and rectus abdominis muscles are reliable to measure muscle quantity and quality with ultrasound.
The rectus femoris and forearm extensor muscles are reliable to measure muscle quantity.
The biceps femoris and erector spinae muscles are reliable to measure muscle quality.
The triceps brachii does not appear to be reliable for ultrasound measurement.
Period26 Aug 2021
Event titleWorld congress on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal diseases: WCO IOF-ESCEO
Event typeConference
LocationOnline