There is a growing trend in the physical therapy profession to use conventional grayscale
brightness (B-mode) ultrasound imaging (USI) as a tool to assess the morphological (form …

This review summarises the existing knowledge about pathogenesis, differential diagnosis,
conservative treatment, surgery and post-surgical rehabilitation of sports hernias. Sports …

Physical therapists employ ultrasound (US) imaging technology for a broad range of clinical
and research purposes. Despite this, few physical therapy regulatory bodies guide the use …

The assessment of muscle health is of paramount importance, as the loss of muscle mass
and strength can affect performance. Two non-invasive tools that have been found to be …

Study Design A prospective longitudinal study. Background Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA)
is defined as an increase in the inter-recti distance (IRD), or width of the linea alba. It is a …

Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) of the abdominal muscles is increasingly being
used in the management of conditions involving musculoskeletal dysfunctions associated …

Muscle volume and length are important parameters for examining the force-generating
capabilities of muscle and their evaluation is necessary in studies that investigate muscle …

Background. Quantitative diagnostic ultrasound imaging has been proposed as a method of
estimating muscle quality using measures of echogenicity. The Rectangular Marquee Tool …

Purpose Severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 develop ARDS requiring admission to
the ICU. This study aimed to investigate the ultrasound characteristics of respiratory and …

Musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound imaging (MSK-DUSI) has been growing outside the
traditional radiology speciality. Increased use of this technology has been reported in …