Open AccessEstimation of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Visceral Adipose Tissue Volume by a Single Magnetic Resonance Imaging Slice in Healthy Elderly Adults
Author(s) -
Lisa Schweitzer,
Corinna Geisler,
Maryam Pourhassan,
Wiebke Braun,
ClausChristian Glüer,
Anja BosyWestphal,
Manfred J. Müller
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.116.236844
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , adipose tissue , medicine , skeletal muscle , sarcopenia , muscle mass , anatomy , radiology , endocrinology
Assessing skeletal muscle (SM) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) by a single MRI slice at lumbar vertebra (L) 3 can replace whole-body MRI in young and middle-aged adults. However, this technique has not been proven in older adults.
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