Quick and simple; psoas density measurement is an independent predictor of anastomotic leak and other complications after colorectal resection.

Philip J J HerrodH Boyd-CarsonB DolemanJ TrotterS SchlichtemeierG SathanapallyJ SomervilleJ P WilliamsJ N Lund

Published in: Techniques in coloproctology (2019)

A quick and easy radiological assessment of sarcopenia by measuring psoas density on preoperative CT scan using software universally available in the UK is highly predictive of postoperative morbidity in colorectal cancer patients.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
rectal cancer
skeletal muscle
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
data analysis
pet ct