The Role of Imaging Biomarkers in the Assessment of Sarcopenia.

Roberto Sanz-RequenaFrancisco Miguel Martínez-ArnauAna Pablos-MonzóCristina Flor-Rufino Joaquín Barrachina IgualGracián García-MartíLuis Martí-BonmatíPilar Pérez-Ros

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)

Knowing the correlation of clinical parameters and imaging-derived muscle quality indicators can help to identify older women at risk of developing sarcopenia at an early stage. This may allow taking preventive actions to decrease disability, morbidity, and mortality in sarcopenia patients.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
early stage
high resolution
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
community dwelling
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
lymph node
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry
fluorescence imaging