The loss of muscle mass is a defining characteristic of malnutrition, and there is ongoing
interest in the assessment of lean tissue at the bedside. Globally, bioimpedance techniques …

The use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is widespread both in healthy subjects
and patients, but suffers from a lack of standardized method and quality control procedures …

BIA is easy, non-invasive, relatively inexpensive and can be performed in almost any subject
because it is portable. Part II of these ESPEN guidelines reports results for fat-free mass …

The improvement in the life expectancy of women with breast cancer raises important
questions about how to improve the quality of life for women sustaining complications of …

Multiple frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (MFBIA) has previously been shown
toprovide accurate relative measures of lymphedema in the upper limb of patients (1). This …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Upper-extremity (UE) swelling following breast cancer
treatment is a frequent manifestation of lymphedema. In order to document outcomes from …

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare quality of life and symptoms between breast
cancer survivors who have developed and undergone treatment for chronic lymphedema …

We conducted a reliability comparisonstudy to determine the intrarater andinterrater
reliability and the limits ofagreement of the volume estimated bycircumferential …

Purpose To determine the relationship between physical methods of measuring
lymphedema and self-reported swelling, their reliability, and standard error of measurement …

As more women survive breast cancer, long-term toxicities affecting their quality of life, such
as lymphedema (LE) of the arm, gain importance. Although numerous studies have …