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Muscle Thickness

Muscle Thickness is a quantitative ultrasound-based measurement that belongs to the class of muscle mass assessment metrics and is distinguished by its specific focus on the perpendicular distance between the superficial and deep aponeuroses of a muscle, reflecting the size of the muscle belly in a given cross-sectional plane.

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Measurement of muscle contraction with ultrasound imaging

Paul W. Hodges, Liset Pengel, Rob Herbert et al. · Muscle & Nerve · 2003 · 817 citations

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Muscle volume is a major determinant of joint torque in humans

T. Fukunaga, Masae Miyatani, Masanobu Tachi et al. · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · 2001 · 574 citations

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Time course for strength and muscle thickness changes following upper and lower body resistance training in men and women

Takashi Abe, D. deHoyos, Michael L. Pollock et al. · European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology · 2000 · 518 citations

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Triceps skin fold and upper arm muscle size norms for assessment of nutritional status1,2

A. Roberto Frisancho · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1974 · 514 citations

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Muscle-fiber pennation angles are greater in hypertrophied than in normal muscles

Yasuo Kawakami, Takashi Abe, T. Fukunaga · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1993 · 511 citations

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  1. TA
    Takashi Abe

    University of Mississippi, United States

    69 publications · 5.3K citations

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    Jeremy P. Loenneke

    University of Mississippi, United States

    45 publications · 2.4K citations

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    Hiroaki Kanehisa

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    39 publications · 2.9K citations

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    Yasuo Kawakami

    Waseda University, Japan

    25 publications · 3K citations

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    Tetsuo Fukunaga

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    21 publications · 1.8K citations

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  1. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    34 h-index

    132 publications

    14.2K citations

  2. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Porto Alegre, Brazil

    25 h-index

    156 publications

    8K citations

  3. University of Mississippi

    Oxford, United States

    24 h-index

    172 publications

    5.7K citations

  4. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    23 h-index

    93 publications

    7.4K citations

  5. Radboud University Medical Center

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    22 h-index

    92 publications

    7.4K citations

  6. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    22 h-index

    76 publications

    5.5K citations

  7. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

    Kanoya, Japan

    22 h-index

    62 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. Waseda University

    Tokyo, Japan

    22 h-index

    65 publications

    4.7K citations

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  1. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    JSCR · 56 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. Muscle & Nerve

    49 publications · 4.7K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 79 publications · 3K citations

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  4. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

    MSSE · 38 publications · 3.1K citations

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