Nutritional ultrasound®: Conceptualisation, technical considerations and standardisation.
Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed)
; 70 Suppl 1: 74-84, 2023 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-36935167
ABSTRACT
Nutritional ultrasound® is a new concept that uses ultrasound to assess body composition. It is composed of the evaluation of fat-free mass and fat mass. It is an emerging, economical, portable, non-invasive technique that evaluates the musculoskeletal area with linear, broadband, multifrequency probes, with a depth field of 20-100mm. It quantifies muscle modifications in malnutrition and provides information on functional changes (echogenicity). Although there are no validated specific cut-off points, the anterior rectum area of the quadriceps can be used as a criterion for malnutrition. The distribution of adipose tissue provides information on the energy reserve and the inflammatory pattern. It is important to integrate nutritional ultrasound® measures in clinical practice adapted to different settings and pathologies. It is necessary to establish training plans in nutritional ultrasound® for use by Endocrinology and Nutrition Specialists, with the aim of improving the diagnosis and treatment of their patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Concept Formation
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Malnutrition
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed)
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article