Open AccessQuadriceps muscle architecture ultrasonography of individuals with type 2 diabetes: Reliability and applicability
Author(s) -
Camilla Rodrigues de Souza Silva,
André dos Santos Costa,
Taciano Rocha,
Diogo Arruda Martins de Lima,
Tamires do Nascimento,
Sílvia Regina Arruda de Moraes
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0205724
Subject(s) - muscle architecture , reliability (semiconductor) , ultrasound , medicine , type 2 diabetes , ultrasonography , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ultrasound imaging , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , anatomy , radiology , endocrinology , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
Muscle architecture parameters performed using ultrasound serve as an aid to monitor muscle changes derived from diseases, however there are no studies that determine the reliability and applicability of this evaluation in individuals with type 2 diabetes (DM2). Three raters captured three images of measurements of thickness of the rectus femoris (RF), vastus intermedius and anterior quadriceps, RF muscle cross-sectional area, RF pennation angle in 17 individuals with DM2 above 50 and sedentary. Intra and inter-raters analysis showed reliability from high to very high for the three raters (ICC> 0.87), except for the RF pennation angle with moderate to low intra-raters (ICC = 0.58, 0.48, 0.51), and high inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.70). Ultrasound measurements of quadriceps muscles showed high to very high intra and inter-raters reliability, thus allowing its use to monitor muscle changes provoked by diabetes or interventions in individuals with DM2.