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: Received: 7 December 2023 / Approved: 7 December 2023 / Online: 7 December 2023 (11:40:08 CET)
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Lee, J.; Hong, S.; Lee, J.; Park, S. Estimation of Validity of A-Mode Ultrasound for Measurements of Subcutaneous Fat Thickness, Muscle Thickness, and MUSCLE quality. Preprints2023, 2023120523. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0523.v1
Lee, J.; Hong, S.; Lee, J.; Park, S. Estimation of Validity of A-Mode Ultrasound for Measurements of Subcutaneous Fat Thickness, Muscle Thickness, and MUSCLE quality. Preprints 2023, 2023120523. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0523.v1
Lee, J.; Hong, S.; Lee, J.; Park, S. Estimation of Validity of A-Mode Ultrasound for Measurements of Subcutaneous Fat Thickness, Muscle Thickness, and MUSCLE quality. Preprints2023, 2023120523. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0523.v1
APA Style
Lee, J., Hong, S., Lee, J., & Park, S. (2023). Estimation of Validity of A-Mode Ultrasound for Measurements of Subcutaneous Fat Thickness, Muscle Thickness, and MUSCLE quality. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0523.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lee, J., Ju-Hee Lee and Sung-Yun Park. 2023 "Estimation of Validity of A-Mode Ultrasound for Measurements of Subcutaneous Fat Thickness, Muscle Thickness, and MUSCLE quality" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0523.v1
Abstract
We aimed to determine whether A-mode ultrasound (US) can provide accurate and reliable measurements comparable to those obtained through B-mode US, under diverse conditions. Thirty healthy participants (15 female, 15 male) underwent measurements of subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT), muscle thickness (MT), and muscle quality (MQ) in the trapezius and biceps brachii muscle with both US modes after and before exercises designed to stimulate the respec-tive muscles. In three key indices, the results demonstrated high validity of A-mode, with min-imal mean differences between the two devices less than 0.91mm and intraclass correlation coef-ficients exceeding 0.95 at all measures. Also, Correlation coefficients between error scores and average scores for the trapezius and biceps brachii muscles suggested no evidence of systematic error. The trapezius MT and MQ significantly increased, and biceps brachii MT significantly in-creased after exercise (p<0.05). Notably, both A-mode and B-mode exhibited the same tendency in these post-exercise changes in muscle. This study suggests that low-cost and low-resolution A-mode US provides measurements of SFT, MT, and MQ similar to more expensive, high-resolution B-mode imaging. A-mode US can serve as an affordable and portable alternative for muscle assessment.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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