Image processing and analysis of muscle of frail elderly using MRI

• Main Author: Lip, Kenny Kang Ming
• Other Authors: Poh Chueh Loo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61543
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterised by progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, possibly resulting in a variety of adverse outcomes such as physical disability and poorer quality of life. Sarcopenia has always been highly associated to decreased muscle mass. However,...