Influence of Probe Position in the Measurement of Muscle Thickness and its Association with Lean Mass: an Ultrasound Study

Primer Autor
Jerez-Mayorga, Daniel
Co-autores
Lizama-Perez, Rodrigo
Munoz-Cofre, Rodrigo
Vidal-Seguel, Nicolas
Rios, Ignacio Chirosa
Intelangelo, Leonardo
Rios, Luis Chirosa
Título
Influence of Probe Position in the Measurement of Muscle Thickness and its Association with Lean Mass: an Ultrasound Study
Editorial
SOC CHILENA ANATOMIA
Revista
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
Skeletal muscles play a fundamental role in people's lives and their evaluation provides significant information on health. Different tools have been used to evaluate muscle mass, and the evaluation of muscle thickness (MT) using ultrasound has been included as an alternative, which can be performed with the probe in different positions, however, these could present differences. The objectives of this study were to determine whether there are differences in the measurement of MT in the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle using the probe in the longitudinal or transverse position, and to determine its association with the lean mass of the lower limbs. The results indicated no significant differences between MT measurements with the probe in the longitudinal and transverse positions (p =0.084). However, when associating these measurements with lower limb lean mass, it was found that transverse measurements had a strong association (r =0.547, p < 0.001), while longitudinal measurements had a moderate association (r =0.351, p =0.007). This suggests that measurements with the probe positioned transversely to measure the MT would be the best option. Therefore, it could be useful as an indicator of lower limb lean mass in the absence of tools, such as bioelectrical bioimpedance or magnetic nuclear resonance.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.4067/S0717-95022023000200640
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
Lean mass
Sarcopenia
Muscle quality
Muscle thickness
Muscle architecture
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95022023000200640
Categoría OCDE
Anatomía y Morfología
Materias
Masa magra
sarcopenia
Calidad muscular
Grosor muscular
Arquitectura muscular
Página de inicio (Recomendado-único)
640.0
Página final (Recomendado-único)
645
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artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
versión publicada
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acceso abierto
Access Rights
acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science
WOS:001001066200046
ISSN
0717-9502
Tipo de ruta
verde# dorado
Categoría WOS
Anatomía y Morfología
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