Application of ultrasound for muscle assessment in sarcopenia: 2020 SARCUS update.

Stany PerkisasSophie BastijnsStéphane BaudryJürgen BauerCharlotte BeaudartDavid BeckwéeAlfonso Cruz-JentoftJerzy GasowskiHans HobbelenHarriët Jager-WittenaarAgnieszka KasiukiewiczFrancesco LandiMagdalena MałekEster MarcoAnna Maria MartoneAna Merello de MiguelKarolina PiotrowiczElisabet SanchezDolores Sanchez-RodriguezAldo ScafoglieriMaurits VandewoudeVeronique VerhoevenZyta Beata WojszelAnne-Marie De Cock

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2021)

The emerging field of ultrasound assessment of muscle mass only highlights the need for a standardization of measurement technique. In this article, guidelines are updated and broadened to provide standardization instructions for a large number of muscles.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
skeletal muscle
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound
clinical evaluation