Effect of Transducer Orientation on Errors in Ultrasound Image-Based Measurements of Human Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Fascicle Length and Pennation

Bart Bolsterlee; Simon C. Gandevia; Robert D. Herbert

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157273

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Effect of Transducer Orientation on Errors in Ultrasound Image-Based Measurements of Human Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Fascicle Length and Pennation

Bart Bolsterlee ,

* E-mail: b.bolsterlee@neura.edu.au

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-5026

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Simon C. Gandevia,

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Robert D. Herbert

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Effect of Transducer Orientation on Errors in Ultrasound Image-Based Measurements of Human Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Fascicle Length and Pennation

Bart Bolsterlee,
Simon C. Gandevia,
Robert D. Herbert

Published: June 13, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157273

About the Authors

Bart Bolsterlee

* E-mail: b.bolsterlee@neura.edu.au

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-5026

Simon C. Gandevia

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Robert D. Herbert

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BB RH SG. Performed the experiments: BB RH. Analyzed the data: BB. Wrote the paper: BB RH SG. Designed the software used in the analysis: BB.

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