Assessment of neck muscle thickness and stiffness in Chinese healthy individuals by ultrasound
HFUS and SWE can reliably measure the thickness and stiffness of neck muscles in healthy individuals. Demographic and lifestyle factors, particularly gender, age, BMI, and time spent sitting at a desk or exercising, should be taken into account during neck muscle assessment.
Authors
- Rongchen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1019-2259)
- Qiu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9513-9138)
- Xinyi Tang
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/qims-2025-435
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.12