Muscle ultrasound: Present state and future opportunities

J Wijntjes, N van Alfen - Muscle & nerve, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Muscle ultrasound is a valuable addition to the neuromuscular toolkit in both the clinic and
research settings, with proven value and reliability. However, it is currently not fulfilling its full …

Muscle ultrasound in neuromuscular disorders

S Pillen, IMP Arts, MJ Zwarts - … & Nerve: Official Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Muscle ultrasound is a useful tool in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders, as these
disorders result in muscle atrophy and intramuscular fibrosis and fatty infiltration, which can …

Skeletal muscle ultrasound: correlation between fibrous tissue and echo intensity

S Pillen, RO Tak, MJ Zwarts, MMY Lammens… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study, we examined the correlation between muscle ultrasound and muscle structure.
Echo intensity (EI) of 14 muscles of two golden retriever muscular dystrophy dogs was …

Qualitative ultrasound in acute critical illness muscle wasting

ZA Puthucheary, R Phadke, J Rawal… - Critical care …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: A rapid and early loss of skeletal muscle mass underlies the physical disability
common amongst survivors of critical illness. However, skeletal muscle function depends not …

Skeletal muscle ultrasound

S Pillen, N van Alfen - Neurological research, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Muscle ultrasound is a convenient technique to visualize normal and pathological muscle
tissue as it is non-invasive and real-time. Neuromuscular disorders give rise to structural …

Diagnostic value of muscle ultrasound for myopathies and myositis

J Albayda, N van Alfen - Current rheumatology reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to critically discuss the use of
ultrasound in the evaluation of muscle disorders with a particular focus on the emerging use …

Neuromuscular imaging in inherited muscle diseases

MP Wattjes, RA Kley, D Fischer - European radiology, 2010 - Springer
Driven by increasing numbers of newly identified genetic defects and new insights into the
field of inherited muscle diseases, neuromuscular imaging in general and magnetic …

Low muscle mass and strength in pediatrics patients: Why should we care?

CE Orsso, JRB Tibaes, CLP Oliveira, DA Rubin… - Clinical Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle plays major roles in metabolism and overall health across the lifecycle.
Emerging evidence indicates that prenatal (maternal diet during pregnancy and genetic …

Automated diagnosis of myositis from muscle ultrasound: Exploring the use of machine learning and deep learning methods

P Burlina, S Billings, N Joshi, J Albayda - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective To evaluate the use of ultrasound coupled with machine learning (ML) and deep
learning (DL) techniques for automated or semi-automated classification of myositis …

Quantifying changes in material properties of stroke-impaired muscle

SSM Lee, S Spear, WZ Rymer - Clinical biomechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Material properties of muscles are clinically important parameters for evaluating
altered muscle function. Stroke survivors display motor impairments almost immediately after …