Journal article
Computed tomography-derived assessments of regional muscle volume: Validating their use as predictors of whole body muscle volume in cancer patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:: Evaluate the accuracy of CT-derived regional skeletal muscle volume (SMV) measurements to predict whole body SMV in patients with melanoma.
METHODS:: 148 patients with advanced melanoma who underwent whole body positron emission tomography/CT were studied. Whole body SMV was measured on CT and used as the reference standard. CT-derived regional measures of SMV were obtained in the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and lower limbs. Models …
Authors
Halpenny DF; Goncalves M; Schwitzer E; Pernicka JG; Jackson J; Gandelman S; Moskowitz CS; Postow M; Mourtzakis M; Caan B
Journal
British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 91, No. 1092,
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
December 1, 2018
DOI
10.1259/bjr.20180451
ISSN
0007-1285