Echo intensity as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality: applications, methodology, and future directions

Variability of regional quadriceps echo intensity in active young men with and without subcutaneous fat correction

(2020) Dustin Jay Oranchuk et al.   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Declines in skeletal muscle quality vs. size following two weeks of knee joint immobilization

(2020) Rob J. MacLennan et al.   PeerJ

Age, Sex, and Region-Specific Differences in Skeletal Muscle Size and Quality

(2020) Matt S. Stock et al.   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

An examination of changes in skeletal muscle thickness, echo intensity, strength and soreness following resistance exercise

(2020) Noam Yitzchaki et al.   CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING

Ultrasound image resolution influences analysis of skeletal muscle composition

(2020) Michael T. Paris et al.   CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING

Influence of muscle depth and thickness on ultrasound echo intensity of the vastus lateralis

(2020) Alyssa N Varanoske et al.   ACTA RADIOLOGICA

Muscle strength, not age, explains unique variance in echo intensity

(2020) Akash U. Bali et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Quadriceps Impairment is Associated with Gait Mechanics in Young Adults with Obesity

(2019) Michael N. Vakula et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Can changes in echo-intensity be used to detect the presence of acute muscle swelling?

(2019) Noam Yitzchaki et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

The Usefulness of an Alternative Diagnostic Method for Sarcopenia Using Thickness and Echo Intensity of Lower Leg Muscles in Older Males

(2019) Masaaki Isaka et al.   Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Ultrasound Does Not Detect Acute Changes in Glycogen in Vastus Lateralis of Man

(2019) Harry E Routledge et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Correlation between lower limb isometric strength and muscle structure with normal and challenged gait performance in older adults

(2019) Eliane C. Guadagnin et al.   GAIT & POSTURE

Quadriceps muscle strength is a discriminant predictor of dependence in daily activities in nursing home residents

(2019) Julia Wearing et al.   PLoS One

Higher and Lower Muscle Echo Intensity in Elderly Individuals Is Distinguished by Muscle Size, Physical Performance and Daily Physical Activity

(2019) Akito Yoshiko et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Muscle size-strength relationship including ultrasonographic echo intensity and voluntary activation level of a muscle group

(2018) Ryota Akagi et al.   ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS

Consistency of novel ultrasound equations for estimating percent intramuscular fat

(2018) Adam M. Burton et al.   CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING

Muscle quality characteristics of muscles in the thigh, upper arm and lower back in elderly men and women

(2018) Akito Yoshiko et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Quality over quantity? Association of skeletal muscle myosteatosis and myofibrosis on physical function in chronic kidney disease

(2018) Thomas J Wilkinson et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Echo Intensity Versus Muscle Function Correlations in Older Adults are Influenced by Subcutaneous Fat Thickness

(2018) Matt S. Stock et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Association of physical activity with age-related changes in muscle echo intensity in older adults: A 4-year longitudinal study

(2018) Yoshihiro Fukumoto et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

The epidemiology of obesity

(2018) Yu Chung Chooi et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance training does not induce uniform adaptations to quadriceps

(2018) Gerald T. Mangine et al.   PLoS One

Effects of 10-week walking and walking with home-based resistance training on muscle quality, muscle size, and physical functional tests in healthy older individuals

(2018) Akito Yoshiko et al.   European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

The Impact of Ultrasound Probe Tilt on Muscle Thickness and Echo-Intensity: A Cross-Sectional Study

(2018) Scott J. Dankel et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY

Association between echo intensity and attenuation of skeletal muscle in young and older adults: a comparison between ultrasonography and computed tomography

(2018) Yuya Watanabe et al.   Clinical Interventions in Aging

Does Rest Time before Ultrasonography Imaging Affect Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness, Cross-Sectional Area and Echo Intensity Measurements?

(2018) Pedro Lopez et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Reliability of size and echo intensity of abdominal skeletal muscles using extended field-of-view ultrasound imaging

(2017) Noriko I. Tanaka et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

The time course of short-term hypertrophy in the absence of eccentric muscle damage

(2017) Matt S. Stock et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Increase in echo intensity and extracellular-to-intracellular water ratio is independently associated with muscle weakness in elderly women

(2017) Masashi Taniguchi et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Age-related reductions in muscle quality influence the relative differences in strength and power

(2017) Gena R. Gerstner et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Relationships of Muscle Echo Intensity with Walking Ability and Physical Activity in the Very Old Population

(2017) Yusuke Osawa et al.   JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in a 21-Year-Old Healthy Woman

(2017) Brianna D. McKay et al.   JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

Effects of low-load, higher-repetition versus high-load, lower-repetition resistance training not performed to failure on muscle strength, mass, and echo intensity in healthy young men

(2017) T Ikezoe et al.   JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

Ultrasonic Echo Intensity as a New Noninvasive In Vivo Biomarker of Frailty

(2017) Rebeca Mirón Mombiela et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Differential Characteristics of Skeletal Muscle in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

(2017) Minoru Yamada et al.   Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Neural and Muscular Contributions to the Age-Related Reductions in Rapid Strength

(2017) GENA R. GERSTNER et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Echo intensity and muscle thickness as predictors Of athleticism and isometric strength in middle-school boys

(2017) Matt S. Stock et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Rectus Femoris Echo Intensity Correlates with Muscle Strength, but Not Endurance, in Younger and Older Men

(2017) Jacob A. Mota et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Greater Neural Adaptations following High- vs. Low-Load Resistance Training

(2017) Nathaniel D. M. Jenkins et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The influence of subcutaneous fat on the relationship between body composition and ultrasound-derived muscle quality

(2016) Eric D. Ryan et al.   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Effects of supine rest duration on ultrasound measures of the vastus lateralis

(2016) Eliott Arroyo et al.   CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING

Relationships between intramuscular fat, muscle strength and gait independence in older women: A cross-sectional study

(2016) Naoki Akazawa et al.   Geriatrics & Gerontology International

Influence of Lower Extremity Muscle Size and Quality on Stair-Climb Performance in Career Firefighters

(2016) Craig R. Kleinberg et al.   JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

Intramuscular adipose tissue determined by T1-weighted MRI at 3T primarily reflects extramyocellular lipids

(2016) Hiroshi Akima et al.   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Influence of age on passive stiffness and size, quality, and strength characteristics

(2016) Ty B. Palmer et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Comparisons of ultrasound-estimated intramuscular fat with fitness and health indicators

(2016) Hui-Ju Young et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Echo intensity independently predicts functionality in sedentary older men

(2016) Pedro Lopez et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Are Resistance Training-Mediated Decreases in Ultrasound Echo Intensity Caused by Changes in Muscle Composition, or Is There an Alternative Explanation?

(2016) Nathaniel D.M. Jenkins   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Ultrasound Use for Body Composition and Carcass Quality Assessment in Cattle and Lambs

(2016) Richard Gregory Tait   VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-FOOD ANIMAL PRACTICE

Early resistance training-induced increases in muscle cross-sectional area are concomitant with edema-induced muscle swelling

(2015) Felipe Damas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Body Composition, Muscle Quality and Scoliosis in Female Collegiate Gymnasts: A Pilot Study

(2015) E. Trexler et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Measurement of intramuscular fat by muscle echo intensity

(2015) Hui-Ju Young et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Muscle Quality in Aging: a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Muscle Functioning with Applications for Treatment

(2015) Maren S. Fragala et al.   SPORTS MEDICINE

Age-Related Ultrasound Changes in Muscle Quantity and Quality in Women

(2015) Yoshihiro Fukumoto et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Reliability of Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging in Simultaneously Examining Muscle Size and Quality of the Hamstring Muscles in Young, Healthy Males and Females

(2015) Ty B. Palmer et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Test–Retest Reliability of Single Transverse versus Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging for Muscle Size and Echo Intensity of the Biceps Brachii

(2015) Nathaniel D.M. Jenkins et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Echo intensity is negatively associated with functional capacity in older women

(2014) Anderson Rech et al.   AGE

Relationship between quadriceps femoris echo intensity, muscle power, and functional capacity of older men

(2014) Eurico Nestor Wilhelm et al.   AGE

Sprinting performance on the Woodway Curve 3.0TMis related to muscle architecture

(2014) Gerald T. Mangine et al.   European Journal of Sport Science

Concurrent strength and endurance training exercise sequence does not affect neuromuscular adaptations in older men

(2014) Eurico Nestor Wilhelm et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Muscle Characteristics and Body Composition of NCAA Division I Football Players

(2014) Malia N. Melvin et al.   JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

Evaluation of Muscle Quality Reliability and Racial Differences in Body Composition of Overweight Individuals

(2014) Malia N. Melvin et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Validation of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound to Assess and Quantify Muscle Glycogen Content. A Novel Approach

(2014) John C. Hill et al.   PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE

Association between ultrasound measurements of muscle thickness, pennation angle, echogenicity and skeletal muscle strength in the elderly

(2013) Eva Maria Strasser et al.   AGE

Low- and high-volume strength training induces similar neuromuscular improvements in muscle quality in elderly women

(2013) Regis Radaelli et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Performance and Muscle Architecture Comparisons Between Starters and Nonstarters in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Womenʼs Soccer

(2013) Adam R. Jajtner et al.   JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

Muscle architecture and strength: Adaptations to short-term resistance training in older adults

(2013) Tyler C. Scanlon et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Reliability of panoramic ultrasound imaging to simultaneously examine muscle size and quality of the medial gastrocnemius

(2013) Joseph G. Rosenberg et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Echo intensity obtained from ultrasonography images reflecting muscle strength in elderly men

(2013) Yuya Watanabe et al.   Clinical Interventions in Aging

Echo intensity is associated with skeletal muscle power and cardiovascular performance in elderly men

(2012) Eduardo Lusa Cadore et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Muscular strategy shift in human running: dependence of running speed on hip and ankle muscle performance

(2012) T. W. Dorn et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Intramuscular fibrous tissue determines muscle echo intensity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(2012) Ilse M.P. Arts et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Evolving concepts on the age-related changes in “muscle quality”

(2012) David W. Russ et al.   Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Skeletal muscle quality assessed from echo intensity is associated with muscle strength of middle-aged and elderly persons

(2011) Yoshihiro Fukumoto et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Longitudinal study of muscle strength, quality, and adipose tissue infiltration

(2009) et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Normal values for quantitative muscle ultrasonography in adults

(2009) Ilse M.P. Arts et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Effects of physical activity on strength and skeletal muscle fat infiltration in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

(2008) Bret H. Goodpaster et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Muscle ultrasound in neuromuscular disorders

(2008) Sigrid Pillen et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Skeletal Muscle Ultrasound: Correlation Between Fibrous Tissue and Echo Intensity

(2008) Sigrid Pillen et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY