Temporalis muscle thickness as an indicator of sarcopenia predicts progression-free survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Temporalis muscle thickness (TMT) on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is correlated with sarcopenia and can be a predictive marker for survival in patients with brain tumors, but the association of TMT on head and neck computed tomography (CT) with survival in head and neck squamous c...

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Main Authors: Boeun Lee, Yun Jung Bae, Woo-Jin Jeong, Hyojin Kim, Byung Se Choi, Jae Hyoung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99201-3