Comparison of CT derived body composition at the thoracic T4 and T12 with lumbar L3 vertebral levels and their utility in patients with rectal cancer

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) derived body composition measurements of sarcopenia are an emerging form of prognostication in many disease processes. Although the L3 vertebral level is commonly used to measure skeletal muscle mass, other studies have suggested the utilisation of other segments...

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Autores principales: Arayne, Aisha A, Gartrell, Richard, Qiao, Jing, Baird, Paul N, Yeung, Justin MC
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36647027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-10522-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36647027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-10522-0

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