Low bone mineral density is a prognostic factor for elderly patients with HCC undergoing TACE: results from a multicenter study.

Lukas MüllerAline Mähringer-KunzTimo Alexander AuerUli FehrenbachBernhard GebauerJohannes HauboldJens M TheysohnMoon-Sung KimJens KleesiekThierno D DialloMichel EisenblätterDominik BettingerVerena SteinlePhilipp MayerDavid ZopfsDaniel Pinto Dos SantosRoman Klöckner

Published in: European radiology (2022)

• Bone mineral density can be easily assessed in routinely acquired pre-interventional computed tomography scans. • Bone mineral density is an independent predictive factor for survival in elderly patients with HCC undergoing TACE. • Thus, bone mineral density is a novel imaging biomarker for prognosis prediction in elderly patients with HCC undergoing TACE.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
computed tomography
body composition
prognostic factors
middle aged
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
community dwelling
magnetic resonance
free survival