Sonographic measurements of the thickness of the soft tissues of the interscapular region in a population of normal young adults
| Autor: | David Hung, Clement Shih-Hsien Yang, Chung-Chao Liang, Wen-Chung Tsai, Huang-Chung Chen, Tung-Yang Yu, Tzu-Chia Tseng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Waist Adolescent Population Interscapular region Young Adult Scapula Reference Values Humans Medicine Body Weights and Measures Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Young adult Muscle Skeletal education Skin Ultrasonography education.field_of_study business.industry Ultrasound Soft tissue Anatomy Anthropometry Connective Tissue Regression Analysis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 39:78-82 |
| ISSN: | 0091-2751 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcu.20775 |
| Popis: | Background. To use sonography (US) to measure the interscapular soft-tissue thickness and to determine any correlation with anthropometric indices. Methods. Fifty-five healthy young adults (21 men and 34 women) with a mean age of 22.1 ± 3.0 years (range, 18–35) were enrolled. High-resolution US was used to measure the bilateral soft-tissue thickness near the medial border of the scapula. Anthropometric indices, including body weight, height, and circumferences of chest, waist, and hip, were also measured. Results. On the right side, mean values ± standard deviation for the thickness of the trapezius, rhomboid, and posterior serratus muscles in millimeters were 4.9 ± 1.0, 6.3 ± 2.3, and 3.5 ± 1.4, respectively, for men and 3.4 ± 0.8, 3.8 ± 1.7, and 2.2 ± 1.5, respectively, for women. The thickness of each muscle was significantly greater in men than in women (p < 0.05). For both genders, no significant differences in the soft-tissue thicknesses were found between both sides. Based on the anthropometric indices, body weight was the only significant contributor to the soft-tissue thickness. Conclusions. US is a practical tool for measuring soft-tissue thickness in the interscapular region. Body weight and soft-tissue thickness are closely associated. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010 |
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