ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2021
Muscle Assessment by Ultrasonography: Agreement with Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) and Relationship with Physical Performance.
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- Diagnostic test accuracy of ultrasound for sarcopenia diagnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
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- Usefulness of a newly developed ultrasonic system to estimate skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength in community-dwelling older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of the Correlations of Measurement Parameters among Modern Technologies for Sarcopenia Assessment.Aging and disease · 2025Review
- Ultrasound cut-off values for muscle thickness, cross-sectional area, and echo intensity in Caucasian adults: a narrative review.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Review
- Application value of two-dimensional ultrasound and shear-wave elastography parameters in evaluating sarcopenia with essential hypertension.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- The agreement of different techniques for muscle measurement in diagnosing sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Muscle mass loss measured with portable ultrasound in hospitalized older adults: The ECOSARC study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Observational
- Ultrasound Assessment of the Gastrocnemius Muscle as a Potential Tool for Identifying Sarcopenia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifferent methods have been proposed to study skeletal muscle mass in sarcopenia diagnosis, although all have inherent drawbacks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of muscle ultrasound in muscle assessment by studying its correlation with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and calf circumference (CC), cut-off values for ultrasound-based detection of low muscle mass, and the correlation with muscle performance.
methodsFifty-seven participants older than 70 years, underwent a muscle ultrasound study, DXA, calf circumference (CC) and functional assessment. Ultrasound measurements were taken in the femoral quadriceps (transverse plane) and in the medial gastrocnemius (transverse and longitudinal planes). Muscle function was assessed by gait speed, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and grip strength.
resultsMedian age was 78.9 years (IQR 74.9 - 81.9), and 33 were women (57.9%). We found good correlation between muscle thickness of gastrocnemius muscle in transverse and longitudinal plane and appendicular lean mass measured by DXA (r=0.546 and r=0.689 respectively) and good correlations between muscle thickness of gastrocnemius in transverse and longitudinal plane with CC (r=0.651 and r=0.447 respectively). The thickness of gastrocnemius medialis optimal cut-off points for low muscle mass were 18,5mm in the transverse plane (Sensitivity: 77,8%, Specificity: 77,1%), and 17.3mm in the longitudinal plane (Sensitivity: 100%,Specificity: 68.8%). Muscle thickness was also significantly correlated with gait speed, SPPB and grip strength.
conclusionsMeasures of gastrocnemius medialis thickness obtained by ultrasound are reliable and correlate well with DXA and CC values and muscle performance.
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