ArticleJournal of ultrasound2023
Effect of subcutaneous adipose tissue and muscle thicknesses on rectus femoris and vastus intermedius ultrasound echo intensities: a cadaver study.
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- Effect of knee and hip joint positions on passive stiffness of the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis in healthy individuals.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography of Lower-Limb Muscles and Aponeurotic Structures in Human Cadavers-A Scoping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Skeletal muscle thickness and echo intensity may reflect the risk of malnutrition and physical dysfunction in acutely hospitalized older patients.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Longitudinal assessment of lower limb muscle quantity and quality in acute stroke patients.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Observational
- Negative binomial modeling of musculoskeletal ultrasound grayscale histograms: a three-device comparison and harmonization study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) thickness and rectus femoris (RF) muscle thickness on RF and vastus intermedius (VI) echo intensity using human cadavers.
methodsThe echo intensity of the RF and VI was measured in 11 legs of seven cadavers under three conditions: intact condition (Model 1), SCAT removed (Model 2), and SCAT and RF removed (Model 3).
resultsRF echo intensity in Model 1 (69.2 ± 20.3 a.u.) was significantly lower than that in Model 2 (83.4 ± 15.9 a.u.) (P = 0.003). VI echo intensity in Models 1 to 3 showed similar results to RF echo intensity (P = 0.003 to 0.001). Regarding the relationship between VI echo intensity and VI muscle thickness, the regression lines shifted upward in a parallel fashion in the order Model 1, Model 2, and Model 3. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the variation in RF echo intensity was explained by RF muscle thickness (P = 0.036) and SCAT thickness (P = 0.001), while the variation in VI echo intensity was explained by RF muscle thickness (P = 0.035).
conclusionThese results suggest that SCAT thickness and RF muscle thickness induce lower RF echo intensity, while RF muscle thickness induces lower VI echo intensity.
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