The relationship between muscle protein content and CT-derived muscle radio-density in patients with upper GI cancer
Ramage, Michael I and Johns, Neil and Deans, Christopher D A and Ross, James A and Preston, Thomas and Skipworth, Richard J E and Jacobi, Carsten and Fearon, Kenneth C H (2016) The relationship between muscle protein content and CT-derived muscle radio-density in patients with upper GI cancer. Clinical nutrition.
Abstract
Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle loss. Cross-sectional analysis of CT scans is a recognized research method for assessing skeletal muscle volume. However, little is known about the relationship between CT-derived estimates of muscle radio-density (SMD) and muscle protein content. We assessed the relationship between CT-derived body composition variables and the protein content of muscle biopsies from cancer patients.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2017 00:45 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2017 00:45 |
URI: | https://oak.novartis.com/id/eprint/30120 |