Clinical Trial: Can Ultrasound be Used as a Measure of Muscle Quality? A Validation Study Comparing Ultrasound With MRI and MRS in Older and Younger Persons.
Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Condition: Muscle Atrophy
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Can Ultrasound be Used as a Measure of Muscle Quality? A Validation Study Comparing Ultrasound With MRI and MRS in Older and Younger Persons.
Brief Summary:
This study aims to see if ultrasound can be used as a reliable and valid method to measure fatty infiltration, muscle thickness and muscle architecture to provide a quick, cheap and mobile alternative measure of muscle quality to MRI.The MRS and MRI images will be used to validate the ultrasound images.
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