Frank J, Klidjian A M, Karran S J
Clin Radiol. 1981 Jul;32(4):467-70. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(81)80308-x.
Radiological assessment of arm fat and muscle stores was performed in 46 controls and 10 malnourished patients. Values for arm fat and muscle thickness were obtained. In malnourished patients there was no significant correlation between fat estimation from the radiograph and measurement with skinfold calipers. Significant correlation between arm muscle circumference measurement and radiological muscle thickness however was found (P less than 0.05). Radiological assessment of arm muscle is a simple and useful test of muscle protein depletion in malnourished patients.
对46名对照者和10名营养不良患者进行了手臂脂肪和肌肉储备的放射学评估。获取了手臂脂肪和肌肉厚度的值。在营养不良患者中，X线片估计的脂肪与皮褶卡尺测量值之间无显著相关性。然而，发现手臂肌肉周长测量值与放射学肌肉厚度之间存在显著相关性（P<0.05）。手臂肌肉的放射学评估是评估营养不良患者肌肉蛋白消耗的一种简单且有用的检测方法。
