Computed tomography-based muscle attenuation and electrical impedance myography as indicators of trunk muscle strength independent of muscle size in older adults

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 553-561

  Anderson, Dennis E ^a,b   Bean, Jonathan F ^b,c   Holt, Nicole E ^c   Keel, John C ^a,b,d   Bouxsein, Mary L ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Multidetector Computed Tomography; Muscle Strength; Myography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOGRAPHY; PARASPINAL MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUNK;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; AGED; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOGRAPHY; PARASPINAL MUSCLES; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS; TORSO;

EID: 84903278690     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000059     Document Type: Article

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