Texture analysis of muscle in lower extremities MRI for detection of sarcopenia

• Main Author: Lew, Si Kang
• Other Authors: Poh Chueh Loo
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61113
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sarcopenia is an age dependent syndrome that is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, function and performance in conjunction with increased fat mass, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes such as physical disability, poor quality of life and higher mortality rate...