Why the study?
How do magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and calipers compare in measuring sub-cutaneous fat thickness?
Population
50 subjects (24 males and 26 females)
Comparison
Measurement of sub-cutaneous fat thickness at 12… vs Comparison between the three measurement methods
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Methods yield inconsistent site-specific measurements with poor correlations; leaves open optimal technique for individual subcutaneous fat assessment.
How do magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and calipers compare in measuring sub-cutaneous fat thickness?
While a general level of fatness is measurable by MRI, ultrasound, and calipers, the pattern of fat thicknesses at specific sites measured by one method is unlikely to be duplicated by the others in the same individual.
Hayes et al. (1988) studied this question.
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