Skeletal Muscle assessment using quantitative ultrasound: A narrative review

A Ashir, S Jerban, V Barrère, Y Wu, SB Shah… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound (US) is an important imaging tool for skeletal muscle analysis. The advantages of
US include point-of-care access, real-time imaging, cost-effectiveness, and absence of …

Ultrasound elastography in musculoskeletal radiology: past, present, and future

Ž Snoj, CH Wu, MS Taljanovic… - Seminars in …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Ultrasound elastography (USE) is becoming an important adjunct tool in the evaluation of
various musculoskeletal (MSK) traumatic conditions and diseases, with an increasing …

Effects of repeated sprinting on hamstring shear modulus pattern and knee flexor neuromuscular parameters

R Pimenta, T Lopes, JP Correia, AP Veloso - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The purpose of the present study was to examine the acute effects of a maximum repeated
sprint protocol on (1) hamstring shear modulus and (2) knee flexor neuromuscular …

Using shear-wave elastography in skeletal muscle: a repeatability and reproducibility study on biceps femoris muscle

N Šarabon, Ž Kozinc, N Podrekar - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Shear-wave electrography (SWE) is a method used to assess tissue elasticity. Recently, it
has been used to assess muscle stiffness, but the reliability of SWE for this purpose has not …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of transducer pressure and examiner experience on muscle active shear modulus measured by shear wave elastography

R Pimenta, F Coelho, JP Correia, JR Vaz - Radiography, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction This study examined the effects of ultrasound transducer pressure and
examiner experience on the biceps femoris long head and semitendinosus muscle active …

The Differences in Parameters in Ultrasound Imaging and Biomechanical Properties of the Quadriceps Femoris with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthritis in the Elderly: A …

J Li, Z Wu, B Lu, C Li, S Wang, J Zhang… - … Interventions in Aging, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Our study aims to evaluate differences in muscle parameters of the quadriceps
muscles in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in older adults. Methods The study …

Changes in hamstrings' active stiffness during fatigue tasks are modulated by contraction duration rather than intensity

A Martínez-Serrano, R Radaelli, TT Freitas… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Despite the increase in research of hamstring stiffness through the use of ultrasound-based
shear wave elastography, the active stiffness of biceps femoris long head (BFlh) and …

Shear-wave elastography for assessment of trapezius muscle stiffness: Reliability and association with low-level muscle activity

Ž Kozinc, N Šarabon - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Shear-wave elastography has been recognized a useful tool for quantifying muscle
stiffness, commonly reported as shear modulus, however the reports on reliability are often …

Hamstrings load bearing in different contraction types and intensities: a shear-wave and B-mode ultrasonographic study

PE Evangelidis, X Shan, S Otsuka, C Yang… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The main aim was to examine the load bearing of individual hamstring muscles in different
contraction types and intensities, through local stiffness measurement by shear wave …

The effects of hip-vs. knee-dominant hamstring exercise on biceps femoris morphology, strength, and sprint performance: a randomized intervention trial protocol

SK Crawford, J Hickey, J Vlisides, JS Chambers… - BMC Sports Science …, 2023 - Springer
Background The hamstrings are an important muscle group that contribute to horizontal
force during sprint acceleration and are also the most injured muscle group in running …