Ultrasound assessment of sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Takeshi YoshidaYoshitaka KumonNaoko TakamatsuTaiki NozakiMasataka InoueHiroyuki NoderaJemima AlbaydaYuishin Izumi

Published in: Modern rheumatology (2022)

This study suggests the use of US for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in RA patients. The diagnostic performance increases when both echogenicity and CSA are considered together rather than individually.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
skeletal muscle
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
interstitial lung disease