Table 4.
Measurement of extracellular volume by newer methods
| Methodology | Ref. |
| Methods evaluating body composition | |
| Bioelectrical impedance, bioelectrical impedance vector analysis | [115-123] |
| Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry | [124-132] |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | [133] |
| Methods measuring total body water and intracellular volume | |
| Simultaneous measurement of total body water and potassium | [134-136] |
| Methods using GFR markers | |
| Inulin | [138,139] |
| Polyfructosan | [140] |
| 51cromium ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (51Cr- EDTA) | [141-143] |
| Iohexol | [144] |
| Technetium diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid (99mTC-DTPA) | [145,146] |
| Iothalamate | [147] |
GFR: Glomerular filtration rate.