ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018
The Comparative Associations of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography Estimates of Muscle Quality with Physical Performance and Metabolic Parameters in Older Men.
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Detection and Treatment of Sarcopenia and Myosteatosis in Older African Americans
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and clinical implications of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Quality and Quantity? The Clinical Significance of Myosteatosis in Various Liver Diseases: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Muscle Mass and Quality With an AI-Based Muscle Ultrasound Imaging System in Patients at Risk of Malnutrition.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Observational
- Structural and Textural Ultrasound Features of Gastrocnemius Medialis in Chronic Stroke: Associations with Functional Outcomes and Spasticity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Poor muscle quality: A hidden and detrimental health condition in obesity.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- What Is 'Muscle Health'? A Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Imaging Cancer-associated Cachexia: Utilizing Clinical Imaging Modalities for Early Diagnosis.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2025Review
- Review
- Factors associated with trunk skeletal muscle thickness and echo intensity in young Japanese men and women.PloS one · 2025Article
- Factors influencing changes in body composition and nutritional status in patients with hyperacute stroke: prospective study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Differences in muscle quality, muscle strength, and functional motor performance between people after stroke and age- and sex-matched apparently healthy adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Skeletal muscle as a pro- and anti-inflammatory tissue: insights from children to adults and ultrasound findings.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Review
- Blood Flow Restriction and Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Disability: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2024Article
- Sonographic Characterization of the Pericruciate Fat Pad with the Use of Compression Elastography-A Cross-Sectional Study among Healthy and Post-Injured Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Ultrasound measures of muscle morphology in people with multiple sclerosis are associated with muscle performance and functional mobility.Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2023Article
- Relationship between Nutritional Status, Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Functional Recovery in Patients with Proximal Femur Fracture.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Serum creatinine to cystatin C ratio reflects preoperative and early postoperative walking ability in older patients with hip fracture.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022Article
- Myosteatosis as a Shared Biomarker for Sarcopenia and Cachexia Using MRI and Ultrasound.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Estimates of muscle tissue composition may have greater prognostic value than lean body mass levels regarding health-related outcomes. Ultrasound provides a relatively low cost, safe, and accessible mode of imaging to assess muscle morphology. The purpose of this study was to determine the construct validity of muscle echogenicity as a surrogate measure of muscle quality in a sample of older, predominantly African American (AA) participants. We examined the association of rectus femoris echogenicity with mid-thigh computed tomography (CT) scan estimates of intra- and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), basic metabolic parameters via blood sample analysis, muscle strength, and mobility status. This observational study was conducted at a federal medical center and included 30 community-dwelling men (age, 62.5 ± 9.2; AA,
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