High inter-observer reliability in standardized ultrasound measurements of subcutaneous adipose tissue in children aged three to six years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A procedure to measure subcutaneous adipose (SAT) using brightness-mode ultrasound has recently been standardized and applied to various groups of adults including underweight, overweight and obese adults. High reliability of this procedure was found in each of the examined groups. The purpose of this study was to determine inter-observer reliability of the standardized brightness-mode ultrasound measurement of uncompressed SAT in three to six-year-old children.

Methods

Three experienced observers independently captured the ultrasound images at the eight standardized measurement sites in each of the 20 children and evaluated their images using an interactive software that detects the SAT contour and automatically measures multiple thicknesses in each image; the me

SUBMITTER: Kelso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7114789 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature