Sarcopenia: imaging assessment and clinical application

• Published in: Abdominal imaging Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 3205 - 3216
• Main Authors: Chianca, Vito, Albano, Domenico, Messina, Carmelo, Gitto, Salvatore, Ruffo, Gaetano, Guarino, Salvatore, Del Grande, Filippo, Sconfienza, Luca Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon - methods; Aged; Biomarkers; Body composition; Body Composition - physiology; Cancer therapies; Chemoradiotherapy; Chronic illnesses; Clinical outcomes; Complications; Computed tomography; Disease; Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; Fractures; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Hormones; Humans; Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Morbidity; Mortality; Muscle function; Muscle strength; Muscle, Skeletal; Muscles; Musculoskeletal system; Older people; Patients; Postoperative; Radiology; Reduction; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - complications; Sarcopenia - diagnostic imaging; Skeletal muscle; Special Section: Quantitative Imaging; Sarcopenia; Muscle; Imaging; Body composition

Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized skeletal muscle disorder characterized by reduction of muscle mass and strength. It is associated with increased adverse outcomes including falls, fractures, physical disability, and mortality, particularly, in elderly patients. Nowadays, sarcopenia has becom...