Muscle fascicle length obtained by panoramic ultrasound and estimated by prediction equations
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https://doi.org/10.33233/rbfex.v21i4.5337Keywords:
exercise, hypertrophy, quadriceps muscle, reproducibility, resistance trainingAbstract
Introduction: B-mode ultrasound is limited to the size of the transducer. However, the panoramic technique allows measuring the fascicle length without using prediction equations. Objective: To compare the fascicle length of the vastus lateralis obtained by panoramic ultrasound and estimated by trigonometric equations. Methods: Fifteen men aged 24 ± 6 participated in the study. The research is characterized as a single-visit comparative observational study. A panoramic ultrasound image of the vastus lateralis was performed using a 4 cm linear transducer, with a frequency of 10 MHz and 6 cm of image depth, through a 13 cm scan. After collecting the images, the panoramic fascicle length was compared and estimated by two different prediction equations. Results: One-way ANOVA detected no significant difference (P = 0.093). The analysis of percentage difference, coefficient of determination, standard error of the estimate, and Pearson correlation coefficient between the difference and the average of the panoramic measure compared to equation 1 (Δ = 24.1%; R2 = 0.68; SEE = 0.9 cm; r = 0.796; p = 0.000) and equation 2 (Δ = 17.4%; R2 = 0.48; SEE = 1.1 cm; r = 0.695; p = 0.004) indicated proportion bias. Conclusion: Although no significant difference was observed between the prediction equations and the panoramic measure, the trigonometric equations showed an overestimated fascicle length and a low agreement with the reference measure.
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