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ArticleEuropean journal of translational myology2020

The importance of sonographic evaluation of muscle depth and thickness prior to the 'tiny percutaneous needle biopsy'.

Tereza Jandova, Danilo Bondi, Vittore Verratti, Marco Narici, Michal Steffl, Tiziana Pietrangelo

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Article in European journal of translational myology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Tereza JandovaDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University" G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti Pescara, Italy.
Danilo BondiDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University" G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti Pescara, Italy.
Vittore VerrattiDepartment of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti Pescara, Italy.
Marco NariciDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy.
Michal StefflFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Tiziana PietrangeloDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University" G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti Pescara, Italy.

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Abstract

Biopsy of human skeletal muscle tissue is a widely used method in many research studies, where 'the tiny percutaneous needle biopsy' (TPNB) is one of the relatively simplest and safest procedures currently available. By using and contrasting ultrasound images of vastus lateralis of young and elderly subjects, this work highlights further the safety aspects of TPNB and stresses the importance of prior ultrasound evaluation of muscle depth and thickness in order to prevent wrong muscle group or tissue sampling in subsequent laboratory analyses.

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echographymuscle imagingmuscle sampleultrasoundvastus lateralis

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PMCPMC7254425

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