Assessment of Sarcopenia Using Muscle Ultrasound in Patients With Cirrhosis and Sarcopenic Obesity (AMUSE STUDY).

Sukhpal DhariwalAkash RoySunil TanejaAkash BansalUjjwal GorsiSurender SinghArka DeNipun VermaMadhumita PremkumarAjay DusejaRadha DhimanVirendra Singh

Published in: Journal of clinical gastroenterology (2022)

US-based assessment of sarcopenia has excellent diagnostic accuracy and correlates well with computed tomography-SMI in patients with SO. US may serve as an easy-to-use, point of care tool for assessing sarcopenia in SO with the advantage of repeated sequential assessment.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
insulin resistance
community dwelling
weight loss
magnetic resonance
physical activity
contrast enhanced
contrast enhanced ultrasound