Evaluation of Muscle Mass by Abdominal CT (IMAGE)

The University of Osaka

Evaluation of Muscle Mass by Abdominal CT

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Comparison of two patients with lung cancer. Green color indicates cross-sectional area of the psoas major muscle. The patient on the right is clearly sarcopenic compared with the non-sarcopenic patient on the left.

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Osaka University

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