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CT Attenuation and Cross-Sectional Area of the Pectoralis Are Associated With Clinical Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Purpose: Muscle wasting is associated with prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Computed tomography (CT) could serve as a method for muscle assessment due to its ability to measure both muscle quantity (e.g., cross-sectional muscle area) and muscle quality (e.g.,...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35721549 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.833796 |