University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2011 Nov;27(8):572-7. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2010.544706. Epub 2011 Jun 18.
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the intrasession and interrater reliability of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) to measure the deep neck flexors (DNF). Two investigators traced the DNF muscle borders in eight female subjects aged 33 ± 11.2 years. Of the eight subjects, five subjects reported a greater than 6-month history of neck pain, and three subjects were asymptomatic healthy controls. Cross-sectional area (CSA) (cm(2)) of right and left muscle groups were calculated. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for CSA measures were 0.67 (95% CI: 0.27-0.87) for rater 1 with a standard error of measurement (SEM) of 0.06 cm(2); 0.87 (95% CI: 0.65-0.96) for rater 2 with an SEM of 0.09 cm(2); and 0.68 (95% CI: 0.44-0.87) for interrater reliability between rater 1 and rater 2 with an SEM of 0.11 cm(2). The mean difference between CSA (cm(2)) measures were 0.00 ± 0.10 cm(2) for rater 1 and 0.09 ± 0.13 cm(2) for rater 2. The mean differences for CSA were 0.04 ± 0.12 cm(2). This pilot investigation suggests that RUSI could be used to reliably assess the size of the deep neck flexors.
本研究旨在检验康复超声成像（RUSI）测量深层颈屈肌（DNF）的日内和组内可靠性。两位研究者追踪了 8 名年龄为 33±11.2 岁的女性受试者的 DNF 肌肉边界。在这 8 名受试者中，有 5 名报告有超过 6 个月的颈部疼痛史，3 名是无症状的健康对照者。计算右侧和左侧肌肉群的横截面积（CSA）（cm²）。CSA 测量的组内相关系数（ICC）分别为：评价者 1 的 0.67（95%CI：0.27-0.87），其测量误差（SEM）为 0.06 cm²；评价者 2 的 0.87（95%CI：0.65-0.96），其 SEM 为 0.09 cm²；评价者 1 和评价者 2 之间的组间可靠性为 0.68（95%CI：0.44-0.87），其 SEM 为 0.11 cm²。CSA（cm²）测量值的平均差异为评价者 1 为 0.00±0.10 cm²，评价者 2 为 0.09±0.13 cm²。CSA 的平均差异为 0.04±0.12 cm²。这项初步研究表明，RUSI 可用于可靠地评估深层颈屈肌的大小。
