Login / Signup

The Validity of Ultrasonographic Measurements of the Rectus Femoris Muscle in Older Adults with Sarcopenia in Thai Population.

Jiraporn Sri-OnSommapan RueanthipAlissara VanichkulbodeeThitiwan PaksophisChatbhaudin Chetanasilpin
Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2022)
Measuring RFM thickness using ultrasonography is a feasible and reliable screening test for sarcopenia, and the cut-off values of ≤1.1 cm for male and ≤1 cm for female showed the highest accuracy for confirming low ASM in the Thai population.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • community dwelling
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • physical activity
  • optical coherence tomography
  • contrast enhanced
  • magnetic resonance