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ReviewCalcified tissue international2025

Muscle Imaging Assessments in Sarcopenia: A Statement from China National Center for Orthopedics (NCO) and the East Meets West Action Group of the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS).

Ling Wang, Shuai Lu, Jiahua Feng, Kairui Ma, Fangfang Duan, Renxian Wang, Xiaoguang Cheng, Yajun Liu, Yuuki Imai, Hailing Chen and 9 more

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Review in Calcified tissue international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Ling Wang *Department of Radiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University，National Centre for Orthopaedics, No. 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Beijing, China. doctorwl@bjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5129-4999
Shuai Lu *Departments of Traumatic Orthopedics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Centre for Orthopaedics, No. 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Beijing, China.
Jiahua FengAI Laboratory for Orthopaedics Imaging, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Centre for Orthopaedics, Beijing, China.
Kairui MaAI Laboratory for Orthopaedics Imaging, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Centre for Orthopaedics, Beijing, China.
Fangfang DuanClinical Epidemiology Research Center, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, National Centre for Orthopaedics, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Renxian WangJST Sarcopenia Research Centre, National Center for Orthopaedics, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Beijing, China.
Xiaoguang ChengDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University，National Centre for Orthopaedics, No. 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Beijing, China.
Yajun LiuJST Sarcopenia Research Centre, National Center for Orthopaedics, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Beijing, China. drliuyajun@mail.ccmu.edu.cn.
Yuuki ImaiDivision of Integrative Pathophysiology, Proteo-Science Center, Department of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.
Hailing ChenDepartment of Osteoporosis, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, National Centre for Orthopaedics, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Claus-C GlüerSection Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology and Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Giuseppe GuglielmiDepartment of Radiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Annegreet G VlugDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jan Van Goyen Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Jianmin LiuDepartment of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Klaus EngelkeDepartment of Medicine 3 and Institute of Medical Physics, FAU University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Mei LiDepartment of Endocrinology, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Marc SimNutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Salvatore MinisolaDepartment of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. salvatore.minisola@uniroma1.it.
Xieyuan JiangJST Sarcopenia Research Centre, National Center for Orthopaedics, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Beijing, China. jxytrauma@163.com.

Funding

Beijing Jishuitan Research Funding JSTYC202207Beijing Municipal Health Commission BJRITO-RDP-2024Beijing Municipal Public Welfare Development and Reform Pilot Project for Medical Research Institutes JYY2023-11Beijing Municipal Public Welfare Development and Reform Pilot Project for Medical Research Institutes JYY2023-8Beijing Physician Scientist Training Project BJPSTP-2024-08CMU Talent Project A2413the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82371956the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82371957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenia, characterized by progressive loss of muscle mass, strength, and function, significantly impacts patient outcomes. Accurate assessment of muscle mass is essential for its diagnosis. Currently the agreement on how to use imaging for sarcopenia detection is still debated and how well the muscle imaging assessments correlate with muscle function needs further agreement. Recognizing the critical role of imaging in this process, the China National Center for Orthopedics (NCO) and the East Meets West Action Group of European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) convened a working group endorsed by the Board of the ECTS. This paper aims to evaluate the utility of various imaging techniques for diagnosing sarcopenia and understanding its functional consequences. We synthesize evidence on DXA, BIA, CT, MRI and ultrasound, and provide specific related recommendations. Imaging cannot replace functional assessments, but may enhance them by revealing subclinical disease, clarifying pathophysiology, and enabling individualized care. We hope to assist clinicians and researchers in using imaging to improve sarcopenia diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic monitoring, while also advocating for evidence-based structural and functional criteria in future guidelines.

Indexed as

Diagnostic ImagingMuscle, SkeletalSarcopeniaAbsorptiometry, PhotonChinaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingOrthopedicsSocieties, MedicalTomography, X-Ray ComputedBioelectrical impedance analysisComputed tomographyDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryMagnetic resonance imagingMuscle massSarcopeniaUltrasound

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PMID41326843
PMCPMC12669283

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