ArticleAustralasian journal of ultrasound in medicine2021
Reliability of lumbar multifidus and iliocostalis lumborum thickness and echogenicity measurements using ultrasound imaging.
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- Correlation between Body Composition and Inter-Examiner Errors for Assessing Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Size, Shape and Quality Metrics with Ultrasound Imaging.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- No alteration of back muscle oxygenation during isometric exercise in individuals with non-specific low back pain.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Sonography - anyone, anytime, anywhere?Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo establish the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of lumbar multifidus (LM) and iliocostalis lumborum (IL) muscle thickness and echogenicity as derived using ultrasound imaging.
methodsUltrasound images of the LM and IL were collected from 11 healthy participants on two occasions, 1 week apart, by two independent assessors. Measures of LM and IL thickness and echogenicity were subject to test-retest and inter-rater reliability, which was assessed by calculation of an F statistic, the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the standard error of measurement, 95% confidence intervals and Bland-Altman plots. This study was given approval by The University of Melbourne Behavioural and Social Sciences Human Ethics Sub-Committee (ref: 1749845).
resultsAssessors A and B showed good to excellent test-retest reliability for LM thickness (ICC
conclusionsInter-rater and test-retest reliability was excellent for LM but was less reliable for measures of the IL muscle.
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