Reliability and validity of panoramic ultrasound imaging for evaluating muscular quality and morphology: a systematic review

JA Valera-Calero, C Ojedo-Martin… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Panoramic ultrasound (US) is a novel method used to assess linear dimensions, cross-
sectional area, fatty infiltrate and echo-intensity features of muscles that cannot be measured …

Fat infiltration in skeletal muscle: Influential triggers and regulatory mechanism

L Wang, TG Valencak, T Shan - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Fat infiltration in skeletal muscle (also known as myosteatosis) is now recognized as a
distinct disease from sarcopenia and is directly related to declining muscle capacity. Hence …

Cervical spine findings on MRI in people with neck pain compared with pain‐free controls: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

SF Farrell, AD Smith, MJ Hancock… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is uncertainty regarding the clinical significance of findings on MRI in
patients with whiplash associated disorder (WAD) or nonspecific neck pain (NSNP) …

Echo-intensity and fatty infiltration ultrasound imaging measurement of cervical multifidus and short rotators in healthy people: A reliability study

JA Valera-Calero, JL Arias-Buría… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Background In addition to muscle morphology, ultrasound imaging (US) could be a potential
tool to determine muscle quality assessing the echo-intensity and using offline software to …

[HTML][HTML] Fat infiltration of multifidus muscle is correlated with neck disability in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain

F Grondin, S Freppel, G Jull, T Gérard… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Chronic non-specific neck pain (CINP) is common, but the etiology remains
unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationship between cervical muscle composition …

Echo-intensity, fatty infiltration, and morphology ultrasound imaging assessment in healthy and whiplash associated disorders populations: an observational study

JA Valera-Calero, A Al-Buqain-Ortega… - European Spine …, 2021 - Springer
Background Although changes in muscle morphology and quality in deep neck flexors seem
to be clear in patients with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), evidence for deep neck …

Ultrasound assessment of deep cervical extensors morphology and quality in populations with whiplash associated disorders: An intra-and inter-examiner reliability …

JA Valera-Calero, C Fernández-de-Las-Peñas… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Ultrasound imaging (US) has shown to be a reliable and valid tool for
assessing muscle morphology and quality. However, most studies have focused on …

Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging of cervical multifidus muscle in healthy people: Imaging capturing and imaging calculation

JA Valera-Calero, S Sánchez-Jorge… - … Science and Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Studies have analyzed muscle morphometry of cervical multifidus by using
ultrasound imaging, but its reliability is not clearly determined. Objective To investigate intra …

Cross-sectional area of the cervical extensors assessed with panoramic ultrasound imaging: Preliminary data in healthy people

JA Valera-Calero, G Gallego-Sendarrubias… - … Science and Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Studies analyzing morphometry of neck extensor musculature have mostly
used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Panoramic Ultrasound View could be used for …

[HTML][HTML] Spanish Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire (NBQ) for Neck Pain Patients

JJ Pérez-García, G Molina-Torres, MI Ventura-Miranda… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Neck pain is highly prevalent and one of the most common musculoskeletal
conditions. Instruments that measure the factors involved in neck pain accurately are …