Contrast-enhanced ultrasound repeatability for the measurement of skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow.

ABSTRACT:

New findings

What is the central question of this study? Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be used to directly assess skeletal muscle perfusion but its day-to-day repeatability over time has not yet been validated: is CEUS a repeatable method for the measurement of skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow (MBF) at rest and in response to exercise, across independent assessment sessions? What is the main finding and its importance? A strong agreement between CEUS MBF measures across sessions suggests it is a repeatable method for assessing skeletal muscle perfusion over time. This validation provides confidence for incorporating these measures into longitudinal studies such as a chronic intervention or disease progression to gain further knowledge of skeletal muscle microvascu

SUBMITTER: Jones EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103852 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature