An unbiased and efficient computerised tomography method to quantify muscle and adipose tissue volume in neuromuscular patients

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 423-429

  van der Kooi, E L ^a   de Leeuw, G E ^a   Vlak, M H M ^a   Hendriks, J C M ^a   Padberg, G W ^a   Vogels, O J M ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Body composition; Computerised tomography; Muscle; Stereology; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEREOMETRY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645652568     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0526-x     Document Type: Article

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