Formula for the Cross-Sectional Area of the Muscles of the Third Lumbar Vertebra Level from the Twelfth Thoracic Vertebra Level Slice on Computed Tomography

Formula for the Cross-Sectional Area of the Muscles of the Third Lumbar Vertebra Level from the Twelfth Thoracic Vertebra Level Slice on Computed Tomography

The purpose of this study was to investigate a means by which to reflect muscle mass using chest computed tomography (CT). A cross-sectional study was conducted with patients aged ≥ 65 years having abdominal and chest CT scans. The formula to predict third lumbar vertebra (L3) cross-sectional area (...

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Main Authors: Yuria Ishida, Keisuke Maeda, Yosuke Yamanaka, Remi Matsuyama, Ryoko Kato, Makoto Yamaguchi, Tomoyuki Nonogaki, Akio Shimizu, Junko Ueshima, Kenta Murotani, Naoharu Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Geriatrics
Subjects:
muscles
computed tomography
equation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/5/3/47

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