Bioelectric Impedance Analysis

Preferred Label : Bioelectric Impedance Analysis;

NCIt synonyms : Bioelectric Impedance Test; Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis; Bioelectric Impedance; BIA; Bioimpedance Analysis;

NCIt definition : A method to assess body composition, i.e., the relative percentages of body weight comprised of fat tissue and lean body mass. It is based on the principle that the resistance to an applied electric current is inversely related to the amount of lean body mass within the body. Impedance is greatest in fat tissue, which contains only 10-20% water, while lean body mass, which contains 70-75% water, allows the signal to pass much more easily.;

Details

Origin ID

C43545;

UMLS CUI

C1704746;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis [LOINC method]
- bioelectrical impedance [MeSH concept]
- bioelectrical impedance [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- electric impedance [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis [LOINC method]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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