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All articles tagged: Sarcopenia (M62.84)

HealthDay 02 November at 03.45 PM

Height Scaling Power of 1 for Skeletal Muscle Index Computation Supported

For computation of the skeletal muscle index (SMI), calculated as skeletal muscle area (SMA) at L3 divided by patient height squared, a height scaling power of 1 seems better than 2, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.Louis Blankemeier, from Stanford University in California, and coll