Introduction
Materials and methods
Study design and subjects evaluation
Ultrasound procedure
Statistical analysis
Results
Proximal | Middle | Distal | Mean | |
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Right longitudinal I | 0.49 ± 0.05 | 0.49 ± 0.04 | 0.48 ± 0.05 | 0.48 ± 0.01 |
Right longitudinal II | 0.48 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.05 | 0.47 ± 0.01 |
Right longitudinal III | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 0.46 ± 0.05 | 0.47 ± 0.01 |
Right longitudinal IV | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.034 | 0.44 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.01 |
Right longitudinal V | 0.43 ± 0.05 | 0.43 ± 0.04 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 0.42 ± 0.01 |
Left longitudinal I | 0.48 ± 0.045 | 0.48 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.01 |
Left longitudinal II | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 0.46 ± 0.05 | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.46 ± 0.01 |
Left longitudinal III | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.01 |
Left longitudinal IV | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.01 |
Left longitudinal V | 0.42 ± 0.04 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 0.40 ± 0.04 | 0.41 ± 0.01 |
− 45° | 0° | + 45° | Mean | |
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Right transverse I | 0.47 ± 0.11 | 0.46 ± 0.11 | 0.46 ± 0.11 | 0.48 ± 0.01 |
Right transverse II | 0.44 ± 0.10 | 0.44 ± 0.10 | 0.45 ± 0.11 | 0.45 ± 0.01 |
Right transverse III | 0.43 ± 0.10 | 0.42 ± 0.09 | 0.44 ± 0.11 | 0.44 ± 0.01 |
Right transverse IV | 0.40 ± 0.09 | 0.40 ± 0.09 | 0.42 ± 0.10 | 0.42 ± 0.01 |
Right transverse V | 0.39 ± 0.09 | 0.39 ± 0.09 | 0.39 ± 0.09 | 0.40 ± 0.01 |
Left transverse I | 0.47 ± 0.11 | 0.46 ± 0.10 | 0.49 ± 0.12 | 0.48 ± 0.01 |
Left transverse II | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 0.42 ± 0.09 | 0.44 ± 0.10 | 0.45 ± 0.01 |
Left transverse III | 0.43 ± 0.10 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 0.42 ± 0.10 | 0.44 ± 0.01 |
Left transverse IV | 0.40 ± 0.09 | 0.40 ± 0.09 | 0.41 ± 0.09 | 0.42 ± 0.01 |
Left transverse V | 0.38 ± 0.08 | 0.38 ± 0.09 | 0.38 ± 0.09 | 0.39 ± 0.01 |
Right longitudinal I | 0.059 | Right transverse I | 0.079 |
Right longitudinal II | 0.245 | Right transverse II | 0.051 |
Right longitudinal III | 0.187 | Right transverse III | 0.163 |
Right longitudinal IV | 0.846 | Right transverse IV | 0.727 |
Right longitudinal V | 0.776 | Right transverse V | 0.255 |
Left longitudinal I | 0.097 | Left transverse I | 0.027* |
Left longitudinal II | 0.247 | Left transverse II | 0.015* |
Left longitudinal III | 0.943 | Left transverse III | 0.180 |
Left longitudinal IV | 0.663 | Left transverse IV | 0.051 |
Left longitudinal V | 0.077 | Left transverse V | 0.200 |