Ultrasound assessment of malnutrition in infancy: a pilot case-control study

• Main Authors: Meng-Fan Tai (Author), Ruth Bvalani (Author), Bazwell Nkhalema (Author), Emmie Mbale (Author), Karen Chetcuti (Author), Pui-Ying Iroh Tam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This study aimed at determining the intra- and inter-rater reliability in ultrasound body composition measurements and investigating the differences between malnourished and non-malnourished infants. Sonographic images for measurements of fat and muscle thickness were compared between 9 mal...