Ultrasound examination method for assessing sarcopenia and its research progress
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2022.04.002
- VernacularTitle:超声评估肌少症的检查方法
- Author:
Zhongying ZHANG
1
;
Zhanyun WEI
;
Wei YANG
;
Yixin MA
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学宣武医院老年病综合科，北京 100053
- Keywords:
Sarcopenia;
Ultrasound;
Skeletal muscle
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2022;41(4):373-378
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Sarcopenia is becoming one of the challenges that is associated with worse quality of life and death.Accurate evaluation of skeletal muscle quantity and quality is the most important for the screening and diagnosing sarcopenia.Compared with other imaging evaluation methods, ultrasound examination is a portable, no-ionizing radiation and inexpensive technique, and especially has a high repeatability.After a comprehensive overview of the imaging tests assessing skeletal muscle, this review summarized ultrasound examination requirements for assessing skeletal muscle, measurement parameters, and future perspectives.
