HealthDay News — Muscle ultrasound can detect insulin resistance and lower muscle mass, according to a study published online June 12 in the Journal of Ultrasound Medicine.

All 120 subjects were Chinese (72 (60%) were male) with a mean age of 41.4 ± 21.3 years (range 18–76), a mean height of 173 cm, a mean weight of 71.1 kg, and a mean BMI of 24.9 ±4.1. Each ...

Transverse stiffness of the vastus lateralis muscle was significantly higher in the OA group at baseline (P = 0.027), with tendencies toward higher median stiffness in both muscles across most tasks.

Fig. 2 Ultrasound view of the "stacking sign" with the transducer transverse to the frontal plane showing the femoral head, the superior acetabular rim, and the iliopsoas tendon. Abbreviations: IP, ...

A 2-D matrix ultrasound array is used to monitor acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) induced shear wave propagation in 3-D in excised canine muscle. From a single acquisition, both the shear wave ...

US permits to evaluate echo intensity (ECHO), ultrasound imaging of muscle perfusion, transverse and longitudinal sections of the muscle and its thickness at rest and during maximal voluntary ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound techniques in the analysis of respiratory-related muscles in rats. Respiratory parameters, including diaphragm end-expiratory ...

Abstract Objectives: To describe the practice of ultrasound-guided TAP in the management of postoperative pain after gyneco-obstetric surgery. Methods: This was a descriptive prospective study carried ...