Skeletal muscle mass: evaluation of neutron activation and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry methods

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 80; no. 3; p. 824
• Main Authors: Wang, Z M, Visser, M, Ma, R, Baumgartner, R N, Kotler, D, Gallagher, D, Heymsfield, S B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1996
• Subjects: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - physiopathology; Adipose Tissue; Adult; Body Weight - physiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Tomography, X-Ray - utilization; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - utilization

Although skeletal muscle (SM) is a major body component, whole body measurement methods remain limited and inadequately investigated. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Burkinshaw in vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNA)-whole body 40K-counting and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (D...