Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11 , Pages 1829-1838 , November 2009

Novel Applications of Ultrasound Technology to Visualize and Characterize Myofascial Trigger Points and Surrounding Soft Tissue

Presented in part to the 30th Annual International Conference of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, August 20–24, 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and the 69th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, November 20–23, 2008, San Diego, CA.

  • Siddhartha Sikdar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Siddhartha Sikdar, PhD, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr, MS 1G5, Fairfax, VA 22030
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  • Jay P. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Tadesse Gebreab, BS

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Ru-Huey Yen, BS

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Elizabeth Gilliams, BS

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Jerome Danoff, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Lynn H. Gerber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Study of Chronic Illness and Disability, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

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 Supported by the Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Clinical Center and Office of the Director, NIH.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00393-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.015

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11 , Pages 1829-1838 , November 2009

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