Clinical, functional, and opportunistic CT metrics of sarcopenia at the point of imaging care: analysis of all-cause mortality

ConclusionCT areal metrics were weaker predictors of all-cause mortality than clinical and functional metrics of sarcopenia in our older patient cohort; a CT density metric (SMD) was not predictive. Of areal CT metrics, SMI (area/height2) appeared to be less effective than non-normalized SMA or SMA normalized by height1.

Source: Skeletal Radiology - January 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research