Ultrasound assessment of muscle mass in response to exercise training in chronic kidney disease: a comparison with MRI

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a catabolic condition associated with muscle wasting and dysfunction, which associates with morbidity and mortality. There is a need for simple techniques capable of monitoring changes in muscle size with disease progression and in response to inte...

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Main Authors: Douglas W. Gould, Emma L. Watson, Thomas J. Wilkinson, Joanne Wormleighton, Soteris Xenophontos, Joao L. Viana, Alice C. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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MRI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12429