Measurement | Probe | Anatomical location | Method used for measurement |
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msA | Linear | Just below the xiphoid process of the sternum | Minimum distance between the fat-skin barrier and the anterior surface of the linea alba |
MppA | Linear | Just below the surface of the xiphoid process of the sternum (same anatomical position as the minimum subcutaneous adiposity measurement) | Maximum distance between the posterior surface of the linea alba and the anterior surface of the peritoneum covering the liver |
MsA | Linear | (A) 2Â cm above the umbilicus and (B) 2Â cm below the umbilicus | Maximum distance between the fat-skin barrier and the anterior surface of the linea alba |
MiA | Convex | 2Â cm above the umbilicus (same anatomical position as maximum subcutaneous abdominal adiposity A) | Maximum distance between the posterior surface of the rectus abdominis muscle and the anterior wall of the abdominal aorta |
MsSI | Linear | Just above the iliac crest on the mid-axillary line | Maximum distance between the fat-skin barrier and the anterior surface of the external oblique muscle |
MsL | Linear | Level of L4/L5 directly over the lumbar erector spinae muscle | Maximum distance between the fat-skin barrier and the anterior surface of the lumbar erector spinae muscle |