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Cross sectional imaging of truncal and quadriceps muscles relates to different functional outcomes in cancer

INTRODUCTION: Following the consensus definition of cancer cachexia, more studies are using CT scan analysis of truncal muscles as a marker of muscle wasting. However, how CT-derived body composition relates to function, strength and power in patients with cancer is largely unknown. AIMS: We aimed t...

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Autores principales: MacDonald, A.J., Miller, J., Ramage, M.I., Greig, C., Stephens, N.A., Jacobi, C., Preston, T., Fearon, K.C.H., Skipworth, R.J.E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30612853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.12.023