Screening for low muscularity in colorectal cancer patients: a valid, clinic‐friendly approach that predicts mortality

Abstract Background Low skeletal muscle quantified using computed tomography (CT) scans is associated with morbidity and mortality among cancer patients. However, existing methods to assess skeletal muscle from CT are time‐consuming, expensive, and require training. Clinic‐friendly tools to screen f...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, Egor Avrutin, Bette J. Caan, Adam Boroian, Marina Mourtzakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12317