Age‐related alterations in muscle architecture are a signature of sarcopenia: the ultrasound sarcopenia index

BACKGROUND: The assessment of muscle mass is a key determinant of the diagnosis of sarcopenia. We introduce for the first time an ultrasound imaging method for diagnosing sarcopenia based on changes in muscle geometric proportions. METHODS: Vastus lateralis muscle fascicle length (Lf) and thickness...

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Autores principales: Narici, Marco, McPhee, Jamie, Conte, Maria, Franchi, Martino V., Mitchell, Kyle, Tagliaferri, Sara, Monti, Elena, Marcolin, Giuseppe, Atherton, Philip J., Smith, Kenneth, Phillips, Bethan, Lund, Jonathan, Franceschi, Claudio, Maggio, Marcello, Butler‐Browne, Gillian S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8350200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34060717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12720

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