Weight stability masks changes in body composition in colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
Justin C BrownBette J CaanElizabeth M Cespedes FelicianoJingjie XiaoErin WeltzienCarla M PradoCandyce H KroenkeAdrienne CastilloMarilyn L KwanJeffrey A MeyerhardtPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)
Body weight stability masks clinically meaningful skeletal muscle depletion. Body composition quantified using clinically acquired CT images may provide a vital sign to identify patients at increased risk of death. These data may inform the design of future cachexia trials.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- body weight
- skeletal muscle
- resistance training
- bone mineral density
- deep learning
- computed tomography
- insulin resistance
- electronic health record
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- current status
- convolutional neural network
- dual energy
- big data
- body mass index
- weight loss
- magnetic resonance imaging
- physical activity
- postmenopausal women
- data analysis
- pet ct