Detecting age-related changes in skeletal muscle mechanics using ultrasound shear wave elastography

Abstract Aging leads to a decline in muscle mass and force-generating capacity. Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) is a non-invasive method to capture age-related muscular adaptation. This study assessed biceps brachii muscle (BB) mechanics, hypothesizing that shear elastic modulus reflects (i...

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Main Authors: Filiz Ateş, Justus Marquetand, Manuela Zimmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47468-z