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Muscle mass, not radiodensity, predicts physical function in cancer patients with or without cachexia

Background: There is a need to better understand the relationship between functional impairment and muscle mass in cancer cachexia. This study aimed to establish the relationship between computed tomography (CT)-derived muscle cross-sectional area (CSA), radiodensity, and skeletal muscle index (SMI)...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Lindsey J., Chong, Nicole, Migula, Dorota, Sauer, Adam, Garrison, Michelle, Wu, Peter, Dash, Atreya, Garcia, Jose M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7244015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32499874
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.27594