{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["18(1)"],"submitter":["Baek SH"],"pubmed_abstract":["The measurement of skeletal muscle mass is essential for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Muscle ultrasonography has emerged as a useful tool for evaluating sarcopenia because it can be used to assess muscle quality and quantity. This study investigated whether muscle ultrasonography is effective for estimating appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and screening for sarcopenia. This study prospectively enrolled 212 healthy volunteers aged 40-80 years. ASM was measured using the bioelectrical impedance analysis. Muscle thickness (MT) and echo-intensity (EI) were measured in four muscles (biceps brachii, BB; triceps brachii, TB; rectus femoris, RF; biceps femoris, BF) on the dominant hand. A hold-out cross-validation method was used to develop and validate the ASM prediction equation. In the m"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0280202"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9844922"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Usefulness of muscle ultrasound in appendicular skeletal muscle mass estimation for sarcopenia assessment."],"pmcid":["PMC9844922"],"pubmed_authors":["Baek SH","Park JW","Son MH","Sung JH","Kim BJ","Lee JH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Usefulness of muscle ultrasound in appendicular skeletal muscle mass estimation for sarcopenia assessment.","description":"The measurement of skeletal muscle mass is essential for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Muscle ultrasonography has emerged as a useful tool for evaluating sarcopenia because it can be used to assess muscle quality and quantity. This study investigated whether muscle ultrasonography is effective for estimating appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and screening for sarcopenia. This study prospectively enrolled 212 healthy volunteers aged 40-80 years. ASM was measured using the bioelectrical impedance analysis. Muscle thickness (MT) and echo-intensity (EI) were measured in four muscles (biceps brachii, BB; triceps brachii, TB; rectus femoris, RF; biceps femoris, BF) on the dominant hand. A hold-out cross-validation method was used to develop and validate the ASM prediction equation. In the m","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023","modification":"2025-04-05T12:04:58.759Z","creation":"2025-04-05T12:04:58.759Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9844922","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36649288"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0280202"]}}