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The agreement of different techniques for muscle measurement in diagnosing sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Linghong LiZhilin XiaXueqing ZengAnfen TangLing WangYi Su
Published in: Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery (2024)
BIA, US, and MRI would provide acceptable diagnostic accuracy for sarcopenia by evaluating muscle mass in terms of sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and their higher correlations with DXA. Further investigation is required to elucidate the value of CT in diagnosing sarcopenia.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • contrast enhanced
  • community dwelling
  • dual energy
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • body composition
  • bone mineral density
  • magnetic resonance