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Imaging methods are widely known and used in medical care as well as in ICU patients. However, they are less known for their potential to assess and monitor nutritional status and specifically muscle mass. A variety of imaging methods is available, with typical differences in accuracy, availability, costs, expertise, limitations, and time. Widely used imaging methods in the ICU are the computed tomography (CT) scan and ultrasound (US); less used are bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Choices have to be made according to the goals and within the limits of the hospital or care facility. Benefits of the CT scans may be convenient because patients are scanned for diagnostic reasons anyway and they provide an accurate assessment of muscle mass. US may be the most interesting monitoring tool for the intensivist or treating physician due to its availability and ease of use at the bedside. However, also BIA and DXA have a role in this field, providing different interesting new features for assessment and monitoring physical condition and nutritional status of the post-intensive care patient. Assessments from different methods cannot automatically be compared longitudinally; therefore, good cooperation in post-intensive care is required.

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Conflict of Interest

PJMW has received funds from Baxter, Fresenius, Nestle, and Nutricia.

HMO has received research support from Fresenius, Nutricia, and Nestlé and speaker’s and advisory honorary from Fresenius, Nestlé, Nutricia, Baxter/Gambro, and Abbott.

SS had received research support from Nestlé and Astellas.

JM has received speaker’s and advisory honorary from MuscleSound, Nestlé, Nutricia, and Abbott.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter J. M. Weijs, Wilhelmus G. P. M. Looijaard, Sandra N. Stapel & Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten

  2. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter J. M. Weijs, Wilhelmus G. P. M. Looijaard & Ingeborg M. Dekker

  3. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter J. M. Weijs & Robert Memelink

  4. Amsterdam Public Health research institute, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter J. M. Weijs

  5. Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Jeroen Molinger

  6. BeLife Clinical Human Performance Lab, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Jeroen Molinger

  7. Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten

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Weijs, P.J.M. et al. (2020). Imaging. In: Preiser, JC., Herridge, M., Azoulay, E. (eds) Post-Intensive Care Syndrome. Lessons from the ICU. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24250-3_8

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