Echo intensity obtained from ultrasonography images reflecting muscle strength in elderly men

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Authors

Yuya Watanabe · Kyoto Prefectural University

Yosuke Yamada · Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Fukumoto · Kobe Gakuin University

Keiichi Yokoyama · Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Tsukasa Yoshida · Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Miyake · Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Emi Yamagata

Abstract

The results of this study indicate that aging-related changes in muscle quality contribute to diminishing muscle strength. Ultrasonography is a low-cost, easily accessible, and safe method suitable for the assessment of EI as an index of muscle quality.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Body Composition Measurement Techniques Thermoregulation and physiological responses

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volume 8, pp. 993-993

DOI: 10.2147/cia.s47263

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