Noninvasive device monitoring of sarcopenia
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Login for More InformationA device that is capable of monitoring and tracking of muscle characteristics, including mass, muscle to fat ratio, and quality of the muscle.
Project Overview
Individuals with sarcopenia lose muscle mass as do cancer patients. Also as everyone gets older they can begin to lose muscle mass. This could be a problem because with less muscle mass if a call occurs anyone is much more likely to get injured from a fall. So to make it easier to know when someone is losing muscle mass a device can be created that can track muscle characteristics, like quality and mass. This can be done using BIA, which send an electric signal through someone's muscles and is able to differentiate muscle and fat. Athletes would also be able to use this device that would allow them to track how much muscle they gain or lose and their muscle and fat percentages. The device will be able to store data so that it can be compared to the initial test to see trends in people's muscles.
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Team Members
- Rachel Trochlell - Team Leader
- Erica Loe - Communicator
- Chloe Jacobson - BSAC
- Aksel Bresin - BWIG
- Cole Weaver - Co-BPAG
- Corissa Hutmaker - Co-BPAG
Advisor and Client
- Dr. Brandon Coventry - Advisor
- Dr. Ken Lee - Client