Imaging in Interventional Radiology Open Access

Department of Physiotherapy, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran

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• Research Article   
  Ultrasonography in the Assessment of Abdominal Muscles Thickness in Adolescents : A Reliability Study
  Author(s): Mohammad Ali Mohseni Bandpei*
  
  Thirty healthy adolescents (15 girls and 15 boys) with the age range of 15-18 years were selected through a sample of convenience method. Abdominal muscles thickness (including transverse abdominis, internal oblique and external oblique) was measured at both right and left sides using US. Two sets of images were taken on the same day to assess within-day reliability and the third measurement was taken one week later to evaluate between-day reliability. Results Data analysis demonstrated high within and between-day reliability with high Intra-class Correlation Coefficient values (ICC) 0.86 to 0.96 for within-day measurements and 0.80 to 0.95 for between-day measurements and high level of agreement between measurements. Moderate between–day reliability was found for right side of transverses abdominis in boys (ICC=0.72) and left side of transve.. View More»
  

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