B-MODE ULTRASOUND IMAGING TO INVESTIGATE RIGHT-LEFT SYMMETRY OF ABDOMINAL MUSCLES IN NORMAL MALE A FEMALE SUBJECTS

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess between sides difference of external obliques,internal obliques,transverses abdominis and rectus abdominis by B-mode ultrasonography in asymptomatic subjects.also determine if significant gender differences exist for abdominal muscles. Methods and Materials: A pilot study established muscle thickness measurements via scanning as having short & long term repeatability.ultrasonographic scans performed on 20 males and 17 females.side differences assessed by paired T-test and gender differences were determined by using independent T-test. Results: There were significa…