Computed Tomography-Defined Sarcopenia in Outcomes of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Radioembolization: Assessment with Total Abdominal, Psoas, and Paraspinal Muscles

Introduction: Sarcopenia is an adverse prognostic factor in patients with liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Image-based sarcopenia assessment allows a standardized method to assess abdominal skeletal muscle. However, which is an index muscle for sarcopenia remains unclear. Therefor...

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Main Authors: Chih-Horng Wu, Ming-Chih Ho, Chien-Hung Chen, Ja-Der Liang, Kai-Wen Huang, Mei-Fang Cheng, Chih-Kai Chang, Chia-Hung Chang, Po-Chin Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2023-02-01
Series:Liver Cancer
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/529676