Table 2 The intra-operator reliability of MyotonPRO in measurement of muscle and tendon stiffness.

From: Assessing the elastic properties of skeletal muscle and tendon using shearwave ultrasound elastography and MyotonPRO

 

Mean ± standard deviation(N/m)

SEM

ICC

95%CI

MDC

Operator1

Operator2

Dominant legs

MG

306.80 ± 32.16

321.83 ± 47.74

10.17

0.787

0.195–0.946

28.19

LG

329.50 ± 54.85

350.83 ± 59.97

17.35

0.928

0.729–0.982

48.09

AT

850.79 ± 43.36

842.40 ± 39.88

12.61

0.864

0.488–0.966

34.95

  1. MG, the gastrocnemius medialis; LG, the gastrocnemius lateralis; AT, Achilles Tendon; SEM, standard error mean; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; MDC, minimum detectable change; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.
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