Screening for low muscularity in colorectal cancer patients: a valid, clinic‐friendly approach that predicts mortality

BACKGROUND: Low skeletal muscle quantified using computed tomography (CT) scans is associated with morbidity and mortality among cancer patients. However, existing methods to assess skeletal muscle from CT are time‐consuming, expensive, and require training. Clinic‐friendly tools to screen for low s...

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Autores principales: Cespedes Feliciano, Elizabeth M., Avrutin, Egor, Caan, Bette J., Boroian, Adam, Mourtzakis, Marina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6204585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30066490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12317

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6204585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30066490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12317

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