Ultrasound Imaging Transducer Motion during Clinical Maneuvers: Respiration, Active Straight Leg Raise Test and Abdominal Drawing In
Ultrasound Imaging Transducer Motion during Clinical Maneuvers: Respiration, Active Straight Leg Raise Test and Abdominal Drawing In
Clinical use of ultrasound imaging by physiotherapists is increasing; however, the clinical setting may be problematic due to variability inherent in the environment. As transducer motion interferes with accurate measurement, this study aimed to measure handheld transducer motion, relative to the pelvis, during a clinical simulation involving typical maneuvers employed in a physiotherapy assessment of the lumbopelvic region.
Transducer motion about three axes and through one plane was measured (Vicon, Oxford, UK) on 12 participants during three clinical maneuvers at four abdominal imaging sites. Data were grouped and means used to determine discrepancies in transducer and pelvic motion for each imaging site/maneuver combination. None of the conditions produced large transducer motions relative to the pelvis and all findings were within previously established guidelines for acceptable amounts of transducer motion. These findings suggest that an ultrasound transducer can be held relatively stationary in a clinical setting, for the maneuvers tested.
abdominal drawing in maneuver, active straight leg raise, ultrasound imaging, ultrasound transducer, validity
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Whittaker, Jackie L.
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Warner, Martin B.
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Stokes, Maria J.
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August 2010
Whittaker, Jackie L.
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Warner, Martin B.
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Stokes, Maria J.
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Whittaker, Jackie L., Warner, Martin B. and Stokes, Maria J.
(2010)
Ultrasound Imaging Transducer Motion during Clinical Maneuvers: Respiration, Active Straight Leg Raise Test and Abdominal Drawing In.
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 36 (8), .
(doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.04.020).
(PMID:20598434)
Abstract
Clinical use of ultrasound imaging by physiotherapists is increasing; however, the clinical setting may be problematic due to variability inherent in the environment. As transducer motion interferes with accurate measurement, this study aimed to measure handheld transducer motion, relative to the pelvis, during a clinical simulation involving typical maneuvers employed in a physiotherapy assessment of the lumbopelvic region.
Transducer motion about three axes and through one plane was measured (Vicon, Oxford, UK) on 12 participants during three clinical maneuvers at four abdominal imaging sites. Data were grouped and means used to determine discrepancies in transducer and pelvic motion for each imaging site/maneuver combination. None of the conditions produced large transducer motions relative to the pelvis and all findings were within previously established guidelines for acceptable amounts of transducer motion. These findings suggest that an ultrasound transducer can be held relatively stationary in a clinical setting, for the maneuvers tested.
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Published date: August 2010
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abdominal drawing in maneuver, active straight leg raise, ultrasound imaging, ultrasound transducer, validity
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/169973
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