Feasibility of using head and neck CT imaging to assess skeletal muscle mass in head and neck cancer patients
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- 作者：Justin E. Swartz ; MDa ; j.e.swartz@umcutrecht.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Ajit J. Pothen ; MDb ; a.j.pothen@umcutrecht.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Inge Wegner ; MDa ; c ; i.wegner@umcutrecht.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Ernst J. Smid ; MDd ; e.j.smid-2@umcutrecht.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Karin M.A. Swart ; MSca ; c ; swartkar@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Remco de Breeb ; r.debree@umcutrecht.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Loek P.H. Leenen ; MD ; PhDe ; l.p.h.leenen@umcutrecht.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Wilko Grolman ; MD ; PhDa ; c ; w.grolman@umcutrecht.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Sarcopenia ; Lean body mass ; Computed tomography ; Head and neck neoplasms ; Computer-assisted image analysis
- 刊名：Oral Oncology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：62
- 期：Complete
- 页码：28-33
- 全文大小：698 K
文摘
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Sarcopenia, or muscle mass depletion, predicts adverse outcome in cancer patients.
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HNC patients have a high prevalence of sarcopenia.
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Skeletal muscle mass can be reliably assessed on a head and neck CT scan.