Review Article

The assessment of sarcopenia using magnetic resonance imaging

Konstantina Bisyri^1,2, George I. Lambrou^1,2,3

1. Postgraduate Program “Metabolic Bone Diseases”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
2. Laboratory for the Research of the Musculoskeletal System “Th. Garofalidis”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
3. Choremeio Research Laboratory, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece

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Keywords: Fat, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Muscle, Proton density fat fraction, Sarcopenia

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Abstract

Sarcopenia is a quantitative and qualitative muscle disorder with multifactorial pathogenesis intertwining with aging. The negative consequences on everyday life and functional ability are significant and have as final result the reduction of overall survival. Various and advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques make prompt detection and disease characterization feasible, thus contribute to the modification of coexistent diseases prognosis.

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