The Muscle Thickness Assessment Using Ultrasonography is a Useful Alternative to Skeletal Muscle Mass by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis.
Masaaki IsakaKen SugimotoHiroshi AkasakaYukiko YasunobeToshimasa TakahashiKeyu XieYuri OnishiShino YoshidaTomohiro MinamiKoichi YamamotoKei KamideHiromi RakugiPublished in: Clinical interventions in aging (2022)
In the non-overweight group, the MT assessment by US showed a stronger relationship to muscle strength and muscle quality than the ASMI assessment by BIA. The MT assessment using US is a useful alternative to BIA-assessed ASMI, especially in non-overweight participants.