Quantitative analysis of skeletal muscle by computed tomography imaging—State of the art

The radiological assessment of muscle properties—size, mass, density (also termed radiodensity), composition, and adipose tissue infiltration—is fundamental in muscle diseases. More recently, it also became obvious that muscle atrophy, also termed muscle wasting, is caused by or associated with many...

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Main Authors: Klaus Engelke, Oleg Museyko, Ling Wang, Jean-Denis Laredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X1830113X