Quality of the Body Cell Mass

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 Ca—P 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 Tissue Composition and Skeletal Mass.- 16. The Elemental Partition Analysis Approach to Body Composition: Possibilities for Future Studies.- 17. Epidemiological Perspective on Body Composition Methodology.- 18. The Multicompartment CT Technique: Regional Measurements and Reduction of Radiation Dose in Body Composition Studies.- 19. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Data Acquisition and Applications in Human Body Composition.- 20. Panel Discussion: Physical Methods Revisited.- V. Some Clinical Applications: Five Examples.- 21. What Is Needed in Metabolic Research?.- 22. Body Composition Studies in HIV-Infected Individuals.- 23. Body Composition Methods in the Management of Obesity.- 24. The Role of Body Composition Studies in Surgery.- 25. Body Composition Techniques for the Study of Osteoporosis.- 26. PanelDiscussion: Clinical Dimensions I.- VI. More Clinical Dimensions and Summary.- 27. Injury, Body Composition, and Nitrogen Metabolism in the Surgical Patient.- 28. Traditional Nutritional Assessment in Critical Illness: What Relationship to New Body Composition Techniques?.- 29. Body Composition in Starvation, Inflammation, and Aging: The Relationship Among Wasting, Cachexia, and Sarcopenia.- 30. Panel Discussion: Clinical Dimensions II.- 31. Editor’s Summary.- Author Index.