Ultrasound of the rectus femoris as a novel tool to measure sarcopenia in pediatric chronic liver disease
Pediatric ultrasound of the rectus femoris muscle demonstrates excellent intra-rater reliability, correlates with measures of malnutrition (BMI) and distinguishes CLD from healthy participants. This may offer a novel tool for assessing sarcopenia and liver disease severity in pediatric CLD.
Authors
- Patricia T. Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-0542)
- Norah A. Terrault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4143-1950)
- Jennifer L. Dodge
- David Rigual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4708-5294)
- Christopher Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-5352)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hepatology Communications
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hc9.0000000000000799
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00