title: Determination of upper arm muscle and fat areas using electrical impedance measurements.
abstract: An electrical impedance technique is described which enables the cross-sectional areas of fat and muscle in the upper arm to be recorded. By making comparisons with measurements obtained using the x-ray technique of computerised tomography (CT) scanning it is shown that fat can be determined to a mean accuracy of 2.3 cm2 and muscle to a mean accuracy of 1.5 mm2. These results are more accurate than a parallel set of measurements made using the traditional anthropometric technique.
authors: Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors: B H
authors: BH
authors: Brown
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Karatzas
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Nakielny
authors: R G
authors: RG
authors: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001823:Body Composition; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed