Validation of anthropometric models in the estimation of appendicular lean soft tissue in young athletes

• Glavni autori: Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla (Autor), Analiza Mónica Silva (Autor), Anderson dos Santos Carvalho (Autor), Ana Claudia Rossini Venturini (Autor), Thiago Cândido Alves (Autor), André Pereira dos Santos (Autor), Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Magnetic resonance imaging and computer tomography are gold standards in the measurement of muscle tissue (MT), but are expensive. Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is also costly but safer and allows for the measurement of Appendicular Lean Soft Tissue (ALST), a strong predictor of MT. Alterna...