Validation study of ultrasonography versus computed tomography for measuring muscle mass loss in critically ill patients: CT mUS study

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, S/N, Ribeirão Preto, CEP 14048900, Brazil.
• ² Ribeirão Preto Nursing School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
• ³ René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, FIOCRUZ-Minas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
• ⁴ Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, S/N, Ribeirão Preto, CEP 14048900, Brazil. mamartins@hcrp.usp.br.