Ultrasound Assessment of Sarcopenia in Patients With Sarcoidosis.

Mert EşmeOğuz KarcıoğluAslı ÖncelGözde Şengül AyçiçekOlgun DenizSevinç Sarınç UlaşlıDeniz KöksalBurcu Balam DoğuMustafa CankurtaranMeltem Halil

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

Muscle thicknesses measured by ultrasonography are helpful for the diagnosis of sarcopenia that may develop in chronic diseases such as sarcoidosis. Further studies with higher number of patients are needed to validate the results of the present pilot study.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
end stage renal disease
magnetic resonance imaging
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance
patient reported
clinical evaluation