Paediatric reference values for total psoas muscle area
Abstract Background Sarcopenia, the unintentional loss of skeletal muscle mass, is associated with poor outcomes in adult patient populations. In adults, sarcopenia is often ascertained by cross‐sectional imaging of the psoas muscle area (PMA). Although children with chronic medical illnesses may be...
Main Authors: | Eberhard Lurz, Hiten Patel, Gerald Lebovic, Claudia Quammie, Jessica P. Woolfson, Manuela Perez, Amanda Ricciuto, Paul W. Wales, Binita M. Kamath, Govind B. Chavhan, Peter Jüni, Vicky L. Ng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12514 |
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