Validity of Ultrasound Imaging in Measuring Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and Cross-Sectional Area in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis.

Sharmela SahathevanBan-Hock KhorChai Hong YeongTeik Hin TanAbdul Kareem Meera MohaideenHi Ming NgGild Rick OngSreelakshmi Sankara NarayananAbdul Halim Abdul GaforBak Leong GohBoon Cheak BeeZulfitri 'Azuan Mat DaudKaruthan ChinnaTilakavati Karupaiah

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2020)

The US imaging offers a valid and quick bedside assessment approach to assess muscle wasting in HD patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
cross sectional
peritoneal dialysis
skeletal muscle
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
optical coherence tomography
photodynamic therapy
patient reported