ArticleOsteoporosis and sarcopenia2022
Ultrasound for thigh muscle thickness is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of sarcopenia in Indian patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease.
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- Prevalence and diagnostic variability of sarcopenia in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Pooled it
- Muscle ultrasound to diagnose sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and bayesian bivariate meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2024Pooled it
- Added Value of Quadriceps Muscle Layer Thickness to modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) Score in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Observational Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Establishing Ultrasound Thresholds for Sarcopenia Diagnosis in Older Brazilian Adults.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development and validation of machine learning models for classifying cancer-related sarcopenia using Kinect-based mixed-reality exercises in breast cancer survivors.Translational cancer research · 2025Article
- Diagnostic performance of various radiological modalities in the detection of sarcopenia within Asian populations: a systematic review.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Review
- Validation of Ultrasound Measurement of Vastus Lateralis for Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with Hemodialysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Addition of bioimpedance-derived body cell mass improves performance of serum creatinine-based GFR estimation in a chronic kidney disease cohort.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Making the invisible visible: imaging techniques for assessing muscle mass and muscle quality in chronic kidney disease.Clinical kidney journal · 2024Review
- Association Between Standard Gait Measures and Anterior Quadriceps Muscle Thickness as Measured by Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS).POCUS journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are known to develop sarcopenia, an aging-related disorder, with low muscle mass, strength and physical performance. Ultrasound-derived thigh muscle and rectus femoris thickness (TMT and RFT) can be measured easily in clinical practice, but need validation for use in predialysis CKD (stages III through V) for muscle mass estimation. The study aims to compare ultrasound-derived TMT and RFT with bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)-derived muscle mass estimation in the diagnosis of sarcopenia in predialysis CKD. Methods: Patients with stable CKD stage III, IV, V and not yet on dialysis were recruited, and underwent anthropometric assessment, BIA and ultrasound examination of midthigh region. Appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI)/height Results: Of the total of 117 enrolled study participants, 52 (45%) had low muscle mass, 34 (29%) had sarcopenia, of whom 79% were male, majority (38%) were CKD stage IV and had a mean age of 58 years. Using ROC analysis, TMT cutoffs of 19 mm in males and 17 mm in females were computed. Comparison of TMT cutoffs and ASMI/h Conclusions: Ultrasound-derived TMT and RFT can be used for muscle mass estimation in the diagnosis of sarcopenia.
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