A proof-of-concept, retrospective, observational study published in the journal European Radiology Experimental evaluated the correlation between skeletal muscle mass at each of the thoracic levels and the level of the third lumbar vertebra based on contrast-enhanced thoracic CT and abdominal CT in patients without chronic diseases. For the first time, an association was demonstrated between skeletal muscle area, index and density at any of the thoracic levels and the third lumbar vertebra level by using contrast-enhanced CT, providing a valid method for measuring skeletal muscle mass and density in healthy patients.
Home › News › Contrast-enhanced thoracic CT and abdominal CT in patients without chronic diseases allow assessment of skeletal muscle mass by correlating skeletal muscle area, index and density at each of the thoracic level and the third lumbar vertebra level