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Two independent assessors acquired images and analyzed them using a program and Heckmatt scale.\n            <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n            Forty-eight patients were included. The inter-rater intraclass correlation coefficient\u00a0for echo\u00a0intensities was calculated as 0.91 while intrarater intraclass correlation coefficient\u00a0as\u00a00.80. For Heckmatt scale, the inter-rater reliability for FDS was Kw\u00a0=\u00a00.74 (p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0005) and for FDP it was Kw\u00a0=\u00a00.73 (p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0005). Mean echo intensity values\u00a0showed significant strong correlations with Heckmatt scores (r\u00a0=\u00a00.663 and r\u00a0=\u00a00.633 with both p values &lt;0.001).\n            <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n            Quantitative ultrasound imaging of FDS and FDP is a reliable method to demonstrate echo intensity changes of muscles in stroke.\n          <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2217\/cer-2020-0105","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,16]],"date-time":"2020-12-16T12:02:19Z","timestamp":1608120139000},"page":"1293-1300","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Reliability of quantitative ultrasound measurement of flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus muscles in stroke"],"prefix":"10.57264","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3004-1992","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ozge","family":"Kenis-Coskun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3895-4486","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Esra","family":"Giray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3639-879X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zeynep Kardelen","family":"Gencer-Atalay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5988-7369","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ilker","family":"Yagci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7420-9902","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Evrim","family":"Karadag-Saygi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"36897","reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_3_5_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2","DOI":"10.1080\/09638280400014576","article-title":"Spasticity: clinical perceptions, neurological realities and meaningful measurement","volume":"27","author":"Pandyan AD","year":"2005","unstructured":"Pandyan AD, Gregoric M, Barnes MP Spasticity: clinical perceptions, neurological realities and meaningful measurement. 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