Comparison of MRI and DXA to measure muscle size and age-related atrophy in thigh muscles

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-290

  Maden Wilkinson, T M ^a   Degens, H ^a   Jones, D A ^a   Mcphee, J S ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DXA; MRI; Muscle; Quadriceps; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE SIZE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIGH;

EID: 84886704484     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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