Rectus femoris muscle mass evaluation by ultrasound: facilitating sarcopenia diagnosis in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease stages
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the validity and reliability of ultrasonography measurement of rectus femoris cross-sectional area compared to computed tomography in patients in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease and analyzed the association between these measurements and the diagnosis of sarcopenia. MET...
Main Authors: | Viviane Angelina de Souza, Dílmerson Oliveira, Eduardo Neumann Cupolilo, Carolina Souza Miranda, Fernando Antônio Basile Colugnati, Henrique Novais Mansur, Natália Maria da Silva Fernandes, Marcus Gomes Bastos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2018-10-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322018000100280&lng=en&tlng=en |
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