Quality of the Body Cell Mass Body Composition in the Third Millennium [Paperback]

Quality of the Body Cell Mass presents proceedings of the International Symposium on Quality of the Body Cell Mass held in Fort Lauderdale , Florida. The text describes the states of the art of making measurements of body composition, including the methods and their interactions, and provides examples of applications that describe individual studies in the clinical areas of AIDS, obesity, osteoporosis, aging, wasting, and chronic disease. More than 50 illustrations complement the text.Quality of the Body Cell Mass presents proceedings of the International Symposium on Quality of the Body Cell Mass held in Fort Lauderdale , Florida. The text describes the states of the art of making measurements of body composition, including the methods and their interactions, and provides examples of applications that describe individual studies in the clinical areas of AIDS, obesity, osteoporosis, aging, wasting, and chronic disease. More than 50 illustrations complement the text.I Keynote Talks: Setting the Stage.- 1. Bridging the Gap Between Laboratory and Clinic.- 2. The Quality of the Body Cell Mass.- 3. Multicomponent Models of Body Composition: An Overview.- 4. Panel Discussion: Setting the Stage.- II. Noninvasive Methods: Without Ionizing Radiation.- 5. Indicator Dilution Methods.- 6. Densitometry.- 7. Bioimpedance Analysis.- 8. Urinary Excretion of Creatinine and 3-Methylhistidine for Estimation of Skeletal Muscle Mass in Humans: An Overview.- 9. Panel Discussion: Noninvasive Methods.- III. Physical Methods: With Ionizing Radiation.- 10. In Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis.- 11. Total Body Potassium: A Reference Measurement for the Body Cell Mass.- 12. In Vivo Neutron Activation at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.- 13. Bone CaP Ratio: A New Window for Assessment.- 14. Panel Discussion: Physical Methods.- IV. Physical Methods with Ionizing Radiation: Imaging and Modeling.- 15. Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry for the Measurement of Soft Til³A