Radiologic Features of T10 Paravertebral Muscle Sarcopenia: Prognostic Factors in COVID-19
CONCLUSIONS: Easy to obtain and accurately calculated, radiologic features can provide a reliable alternative to laboratory methods for predicting survival in COVID-19. Thoracic muscles' CSA measurement in the level of the T10 vertebra, an acclaimed prognostic imaging assessment that relates directly to CT-SS and inflammatory markers in COVID-19 pneumonia, is a fairly specific tool for survival prognosis.PMID:37575354 | PMC:PMC10416190 | DOI:10.14740/jocmr4963
Source: Clin Med Res - Category: Research Authors: Georgios Schinas Vasiliki Dimakopoulou Konstantinos Dionysopoulos Georgia Fezoulidi Marianna Vlychou Katerina Vassiou Nikolaos K Gatselis Anna Samakidou Georgios Giannoulis Argyrios Tzouvelekis Markos Marangos Charalambos Gogos George N Dalekos Christina Source Type: research
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