Table 4.
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.