Characterizing cancer‐associated myosteatosis: anatomic distribution and cancer‐specific variability of low radiodensity muscle

Characterizing cancer‐associated myosteatosis: anatomic distribution and cancer‐specific variability of low radiodensity muscle

Abstract Background Low muscle radiodensity on computed tomography (CT) scan, indicative of myosteatosis, is commonly observed in cancer patients and can be associated with poor prognosis. Radiodensity is typically measured at the level of the third lumbar vertebra (L3). It is unknown whether featur...

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Main Authors: Victoria Armstrong, Cynthia Stretch, Liam Fitzgerald, Aquila Gopaul, Greg McKinnon, Jennifer Koziak, Karen Kopciuk, Nigel Brockton, Oliver F. Bathe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:JCSM Rapid Communications
Subjects:
Cancer
Myosteatosis
Muscle radiodensity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rco2.46

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