ArticleClinical nutrition ESPEN2021
Comparison between handheld ultrasound and regional and whole-body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for body fat assessment.
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- Ultrasound-Derived Skinfolds in Anthropometric Predictive Equations Overestimate Fat Mass: A Validation Study Using a Four-Component Model.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Equations for Assessing Body Composition by Ultrasound in Older Adults: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Decade of Progress in Ultrasound Assessments of Subcutaneous and Total Body Fat: A Scoping Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Practical but Inaccurate? A-Mode Ultrasound and Bioelectrical Impedance Underestimate Body Fat Percentage Compared to Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Male College Students.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the extent of agreement between a handheld ultrasound (US) attached to an android tablet and the reference method dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the measurement of adiposity.
methodsA whole-body DXA scan and abdominal adipose tissue thickness measurements using a handheld US were obtained from 104 adults (63 females, 41 males). Body fat percent (BF%), total fat mass (kg), and trunk fat mass (kg) were obtained from DXA. Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue (SSAT), and deep subcutaneous adipose tissue (DSAT) thickness were obtained from US. Sex-specific total fat mass, trunk fat mass, and BF% estimates by US were compared with DXA. Spearman's correlations and Bland-Altman plots were used to assess agreement between the methods.
resultsUS SAT correlated strongly with total fat mass for both females (r
conclusionThe handheld US and technique to analyze abdominal adipose tissue thickness showed strong agreement with DXA results and generated highly comparable estimates for total and trunk fat mass for both sexes.
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