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Cross-sectional and longitudinal assessment of muscle from regular chest computed tomography scans: L1 and pectoralis muscle compared to L3 as reference in non-small cell lung cancer
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used in clinical research for single-slice assessment of muscle mass to correlate with clinical outcome and evaluate treatment efficacy. The third lumbar level (L3) is considered as reference for muscle, but chest scans generally do not reach beyo...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6452800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31040657 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S194003 |