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- Title
Quantitative ultrasound of the tongue and submental muscles in children and young adults.
- Authors
Van Den Engel-Hoek, Lenie; Van Alfen, Nens; De Swart, Bert J M; De Groot, Imelda J M; Pillen, Sigrid
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of quantitative muscle ultrasound (QMUS) to visualize oral muscles and to establish normative data for muscle thickness and echo intensity of submental and tongue muscles in healthy children and young adults. The data were compared with those of 5 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
- Publication
Muscle & nerve, 2012, Vol 46, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
1097-4598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/mus.23277