ArticlePhysiological reports2021
Methodological considerations for and validation of the ultrasonographic determination of human skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy.
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the current gold standard for measuring changes in muscle size (cross-sectional area [CSA] and volume) but can be cost-prohibitive and resource-intensive. We evaluated the validity of B-mode ultrasonography (US) as a low-cost alternative to MRI for measuring muscle hypertrophy and atrophy in response to resistance training and immobilization, respectively. Fourteen young men performed 10wk of unilateral resistance training (RT) to induce muscle hypertrophy. In the final two weeks of the 10wk, the subjects' contralateral leg was immobilized (IMB). The cross-sectional area of the vastus lateralis (VLCSA) was measured at the mid-thigh before and after each intervention using MRI (VLCSA
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