Diagnostic utility of whole body CT scanning in patients with unexplained weight loss.

Yong Geng GohYock Young DanWynne ChuaPooja JagmohanJoseph King-Tak LeeYee Liang Thian

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Whole body CT imaging may be a useful investigation for the noninvasive workup of patients with unexplained weight loss, with diagnostic yield of 33.5% and good sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for organic etiologies.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
image quality
dual energy
high resolution
computed tomography
roux en y gastric bypass
contrast enhanced
gastric bypass
positron emission tomography
body mass index
type diabetes
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
water soluble
skeletal muscle
photodynamic therapy