Screening Utility of Lower Limb Muscle Ultrasound for Sarcopenia in COPD Patients
Jing Huang, Fei Guo, Li Jiang, Jierong Quan, Lu Yu, Xiao Nie, Huaicong Long · 2026
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Description
Jing Huang and co-authors test whether leg muscle ultrasound can screen for muscle loss in lung disease in a 2026 study. Muscle loss is common in chronic lung disease, called COPD, but it is often missed and it worsens outcomes. A quick scan of the thigh could flag it without costly tests, if the measures are sound.
Sixty one patients took lung, grip, walk, and stand tests, plus body scans, at one center. About two in five met the rules for muscle loss. All three scan measures were lower in that group than in the rest. The authors use standard models to judge how well each measure sorts patients and where a cut point might sit.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jing Huang, Fei Guo, Li Jiang, Jierong Quan, Lu Yu, Xiao Nie, Huaicong Long |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |