Quantification of trunk and android lean mass using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry compared to magnetic resonance imaging after spinal cord injury.
Kathleen C RankinLaura C O'BrienAshraf S GorgeyPublished in: The journal of spinal cord medicine (2018)
Trunk LM-DXA and android LM-DXA overestimated trunk LM-MRI. Percentage trunk LM-MRI, but not LM-DXA, was inversely related to trunk central adiposity. The findings highlight the importance of exercising trunk LM to attenuate cardio-metabolic disorders after SCI.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- lower limb
- bone mineral density
- image quality
- body composition
- diffusion weighted imaging
- spinal cord injury
- insulin resistance
- magnetic resonance
- type diabetes
- postmenopausal women
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- body mass index
- weight gain