Adipose tissue density on CT as a prognostic factor in patients with cancer: a systematic review.
N D KapoorPeter K TwiningO Q GrootBart J PielkenroodMichiel E R BongersE T NewmanJ J VerlaanJ H SchwabPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2020)
This review may support the feasibility of using SAT or VAT on CT as a prognostic tool for patients with cancer in predicting adverse outcomes such as survival and tumor recurrence. Future research should standardize radiologic protocol in prospective homogeneous series of patients on each cancer diagnosis group in order to establish accurate parameters to help physicians use CT scan defined characteristics in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- prognostic factors
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- adipose tissue
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- free survival
- peritoneal dialysis
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance
- high resolution
- high fat diet
- current status
- squamous cell carcinoma
- pet ct