The authors reply: Letter on: “Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard” by Clark et al.

The authors reply: Letter on: “Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard” by Clark et al.

Abstract However, semantics aside, we think that DXA can indeed serve as a reference standard for measuring muscle mass. Obviously, CT and MRI are advanced techniques that can and have been used to obtain important information such as muscle size/volume and more recently amount and distribution of i...

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Main Authors: Fanny Buckinx, Francesco Landi, Matteo Cesari, Roger A. Fieding, Marjolein Visser, Klaus Engelke, Stefania Maggi, Elaine Dennison, Nasser M. Al‐Daghri, Sophie Allepaerts, Jurgen Bauer, Ivan Bautmans, Maria‐Luisa Brandi, Olivier Bruyère, Tommy Cederholm, Francesca Cerreta, Antonio Cherubini, Cyrus Cooper, Alphonso Cruz‐Jentoft, Eugene McCloskey, Bess Dawson‐Hughes, Jean‐Marc Kaufman, Andrea Laslop, Jean Petermans, Jean‐Yves Reginster, René Rizzoli, Sian Robinson, Yves Rolland, Ricardo Rueda, Bruno Vellas, John A. Kanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Lean body mass
Lean mass
Muscle mass
Reference standard
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12387

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12387

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