Ultrasound utilized by registered dietitians for body composition measurement, nutritional assessment, and nutritional management.
Clin Nutr ESPEN
; 57: 173-180, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Ultrasound has been used primarily as a tool for body composition measurement in the field of clinical nutrition. Although many recent reports have demonstrated that ultrasound could be a useful tool for nutritional assessment, it is not well incorporated into registered dietitians' (RDs) practice. The aim of this review was to summarize the usefulness of ultrasound in assessing body composition and nutritional status and in nutritional management by RDs.METHODS:
Studies on ultrasonography, nutritionists, body composition, nutritional assessment, and diet therapy was searched using the MEDLINE databases.RESULTS:
After reviewing the articles, we categorized them into the following topics; 1) principles of muscle measurement using the ultrasound, types of muscle that can be measured, 2) indices of muscle and muscle mass and quality as assessed using ultrasound and its relationship to nutritional indicator, 3) diagnosis of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria malnutrition using ultrasound, 4) practical nutritional management using ultrasound and 5) education and issues for ultrasound implementation. Ultrasound can evaluate low body mass index, unintentional loss of body weight, low skeletal muscle mass index, decreased food intake/assimilation, and disease burden/inflammation, all which are essential items of the phenotypic and etiologic criteria of the GLIM.CONCLUSION:
Ultrasound may be useful for RDs to perform body composition measurement, nutritional assessment, and nutritional management. It will be important to identify the cutoff values for ultrasound-based measurements of muscle mass. In order for RDs to perform a body composition measurement, nutritional assessment, and nutritional management using ultrasound, educational issues need to be addressed.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Evaluación Nutricional
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Nutricionistas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
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Clin Nutr ESPEN
Año:
2023
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Article