Application of ultrasound for muscle assessment in sarcopenia: 2020 SARCUS update: reply to the letter to the editor : SARCUS working group on behalf of the Sarcopenia Special Interest Group of the European Geriatric Medicine Society

Affiliations

¹ University Center of Geriatrics, University of Antwerp, Leopoldstraat 26, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium. Stany.perkisas@zna.be.
² University Center of Geriatrics, University of Antwerp, Leopoldstraat 26, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium.
³ Clinical Research Unit, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
⁴ Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
⁵ Rehabilitation Research Group, Geriatrics Department, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.

Comment

Stany Perkisas et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;12(2):427-428.

doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00462-y. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

¹ University Center of Geriatrics, University of Antwerp, Leopoldstraat 26, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium. Stany.perkisas@zna.be.
² University Center of Geriatrics, University of Antwerp, Leopoldstraat 26, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium.
³ Clinical Research Unit, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
⁴ Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
⁵ Rehabilitation Research Group, Geriatrics Department, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.

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Application of ultrasound for muscle assessment in sarcopenia: 2020 SARCUS update.
Perkisas S, Bastijns S, Baudry S, Bauer J, Beaudart C, Beckwée D, Cruz-Jentoft A, Gasowski J, Hobbelen H, Jager-Wittenaar H, Kasiukiewicz A, Landi F, Małek M, Marco E, Martone AM, de Miguel AM, Piotrowicz K, Sanchez E, Sanchez-Rodriguez D, Scafoglieri A, Vandewoude M, Verhoeven V, Wojszel ZB, De Cock AM. Perkisas S, et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Feb;12(1):45-59. doi: 10.1007/s41999-020-00433-9. Epub 2021 Jan 2. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021. PMID: 33387359 Review.
Ultrasound imaging/measurements for skeletal muscles in sarcopenia: an aide memoire.
Ata AM, Kara M, Özçakar L. Ata AM, et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Apr;12(2):425-426. doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00461-z. Epub 2021 Feb 11. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021. PMID: 33575882 No abstract available.

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