Research Article

Reliability of Calf Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy and Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Acquired Skeletal Muscle Hydration Measures in Healthy People

Table 6

Coefficient of variability of cBIS and MRI-acquired measures of hydration at time one and two.

-1 -2ADC-1ADC-2

Tibialis anterior4.24.56.56.1
Lateral gastrocnemius9.08.47.27.6
Medial gastrocnemius10.010.05.45.2
Soleus8.18.26.57.2

T1T2

cBIS
 ECF14.615.3
 ICF24.926.0
 TW20.722.6
 Ratio (ECF : ICF)24.925.6

ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient; cBIS: calf bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy; ECF: extracellular fluid; ICF: intracellular fluid; T1: occasion 1; T2: occasion 2; : transverse relaxation times; TW: total water.