Use of 3D-CT-Derived Psoas Major Muscle Volume in Defining Sarcopenia in Colorectal Cancer
Makoto Takahashi,
Kazuhiro Sakamoto,
Yosuke Kogure
et al.
Abstract:Background
Sarcopenia is characterized by reduced skeletal muscle volume and is a condition that is prevalent among elderly patients and associated with poor prognosis as a comorbidity in malignancies. Given the aging population in Japan, an understanding of malignancies, including colorectal cancer (CRC), complicated by sarcopenia is increasingly important. Therefore, the focus of this study is on a novel and practical diagnostic approach of assessment of psoas major muscle volume (PV) using 3-dimensional co… Show more
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