Changes in muscle quality identified by shear-wave elastography and association with sarcopenia.
Arzu Okyar BasHakan BaşSerdar CeylanMerve Güner OytunMeltem KocaMerve HafızoğluZeynep ŞahinerYelda OzturkCafer BalciBurcu Balam DoğuMustafa CankurtaranMeltem Gülhan HalilPublished in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2022)
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study revealing SWE is a good predictor of muscle strength, and it could be a useful tool for evaluating muscle quality in clinical practice. Further randomized controlled studies are needed to confirm the presented cutoff values.