Response to: "The use of ultrasound for the estimation of muscle mass: one site fits most?"

Willemke Nijholt^{1

2}, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar^{1

3}, Aldo Scafoglieri⁴, Johannes S M Hobbelen^{1

5}, Cees van der Schans^{1

2

6}

Affiliations

¹ Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.
² Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
⁵ Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Health Psychology Research, University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Comment

Willemke Nijholt et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Jun.

. 2018 Jun;9(3):627-628.

doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12293. Epub 2018 Mar 23.

Willemke Nijholt^{1

2}, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar^{1

3}, Aldo Scafoglieri⁴, Johannes S M Hobbelen^{1

5}, Cees van der Schans^{1

2

6}

¹ Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.
² Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
⁵ Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Health Psychology Research, University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Comment on

The reliability and validity of ultrasound to quantify muscles in older adults: a systematic review.
Nijholt W, Scafoglieri A, Jager-Wittenaar H, Hobbelen JSM, van der Schans CP. Nijholt W, et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2017 Oct;8(5):702-712. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12210. Epub 2017 Jul 12. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2017. PMID: 28703496 Free PMC article.
The use of ultrasound for the estimation of muscle mass: one site fits most?
Abe T, Loenneke JP, Thiebaud RS. Abe T, et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Feb;9(1):213-214. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12257. Epub 2017 Nov 16. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018. PMID: 29148215 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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