Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1412-1421 , September 2010

Ultrasound Measurements of the Masseter Muscle as Predictors of Cephalometric Indices in Orthodontics: A Pilot Study

  • S. Naser-Ud-Din

      Affiliations

    • Orthodontic Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • W.J. Sampson

      Affiliations

    • Orthodontic Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • C.W. Dreyer

      Affiliations

    • Orthodontic Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • K. Thoirs

      Affiliations

    • Undergraduate Medical Radiation Program, Lecturer in Medical Sonography, International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, City East Campus, University of South Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. K. Thoirs, School of Health Sciences, Centenary School Office C8, University of South Australia, City East Campus, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia.

Received 28 December 2009 ,Revised 14 May 2010 ,Accepted 18 May 2010.

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PII: S0301-5629(10)00249-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.019

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1412-1421 , September 2010

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