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Body composition on low dose chest CT is a significant predictor of poor clinical outcome in COVID-19 disease - A multicenter feasibility study

PURPOSE: Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) of the chest is a recommended diagnostic tool in early stage of COVID-19 pneumonia. High age, several comorbidities as well as poor physical fitness can negatively influence the outcome within COVID-19 infection. We investigated whether the ratio of fat t...

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Autores principales: Kottlors, Jonathan, Zopfs, David, Fervers, Philipp, Bremm, Johannes, Abdullayev, Nuran, Maintz, David, Tritt, Stephanie, Persigehl, Thorsten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7480673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32961451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.109274