What does this research mean for the field?

Muscle ultrasound is a feasible, non-invasive tool that can detect subclinical muscle changes often missed by traditional anthropometric measures in pediatric oncology patients. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the feasibility and clinical utility of dietitian-led muscle ultrasound for monitoring body composition and tailoring nutritional interventions in pediatric oncology patients.

August 30, 2026Nutrition in Clinical PracticeOpen Access

Seeing is believing: The evolving role of muscle ultrasound in comprehensive nutritional care of pediatric oncology patients—A case series

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CHCorey HawesUniversity of Kentucky SMSenna MunnikhuysenNational Cancer Institute

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Retrospective case series demonstrates discordance between muscle ultrasound and body weight in pediatric cancer patients, suggesting its utility in guiding targeted nutritional care.

Key Points

To evaluate the feasibility and clinical utility of dietitian-led muscle ultrasound for monitoring body composition and tailoring nutritional interventions in pediatric oncology patients.
Retrospective case series evaluating 3 pediatric oncology patients (1 child and 2 adolescents/young adults).
Performed serial muscle ultrasound measurements of the quadriceps femoris and rectus femoris alongside standard weight and body mass index tracking.
Tailored nutritional interventions, including appetite stimulants and enteral tube feeding, based on combined muscle ultrasound and anthropometric assessments.
Muscle ultrasound measurements contradicted total body weight trends across all 3 patients, identifying hidden muscle wasting in one patient gaining weight and muscle preservation in another losing weight.
Ultrasound findings directly modified clinical management, precipitating an escalation to enteral nutrition in one patient and reducing unnecessary healthcare utilization in another.

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Hawes et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93efc06c1a8fb52e79bd0e https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.70177

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Retrospective case series demonstrates discordance between muscle ultrasound and body weight in pediatric cancer patients, suggesting its utility in guiding targeted nutritional care.

Seeing is believing: The evolving role of muscle ultrasound in comprehensive nutritional care of pediatric oncology patients—A case series

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Seeing is believing: The evolving role of muscle ultrasound in comprehensive nutritional care of pediatric oncology patients—A case series

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