Intra- and inter-rater reproducibility of ultrasound imaging of patellar and quadriceps tendons in critically ill patients.

Since the outset of body image reconstruction for diagnosis purposes, ultrasound has been used to investigate structural changes located in tendons. Ultrasound has clinical applications in the intensive care unit, but its utility for tendon imaging remains unknown. Thus, we aimed to determine intra-...

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Main Authors: Joana Castro, Karina Livino de Carvalho, Paulo Eugênio Silva, Emerson Fachin-Martins, Nicolas Babault, Rita de Cássia Marqueti, João Luiz Quagliotti Durigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219057