Ultrasound Imaging in Biomedical Applications: Ultrasound Quantification of Muscle Quality in the Elderly

Dear Colleagues,

The population older than 60 years is already over 1 billion worldwide, and will have grown by over 50% in 2030. The preservation of muscle quality is a key element for healthy ageing. Ultrasound offers affordable and non-invasive opportunities for the early staging of muscle quality loss and affordable interventions. While significant progress has been made in examination protocols for clinical practice, there is a broad development space for novel ultrasound techniques that address quantification gaps.

This Special Issue is addressed to all recent developments of quantification techniques based on ultrasound sensors for assessing and monitoring muscle quality in the elderly. The scope of this Issue includes the multi-factorial assessment and preservation of muscle quality, including but not limited to muscle quantity, strength, composition, architecture, activation and metabolism. Approaches based on ultrasound sensors, physical ultrasound models, ultrasound data science, and hybrid combinations thereof are welcomed.

Dr. Sergio J. Sanabria
Guest Editor

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