Identifying High-Attenuating and Low-Attenuating Muscle Using Computerized Tomography and Exploring Its Impact on Physical Function and Muscle Strength in Obese Critically Ill Patients.
Jayshil J PatelDhiraj BaruahDennis SobushKatie KoesterJacob AaseStephanie ZellnerJeanette GrafMatthew J DurandAniko SzaboKaushik ShahirPublished in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2019)
There was strong agreement between our CT method and a commercial software method to identify total psoas muscle CSA in obesity. Greater total high-attenuating psoas CSA moderately correlated with muscle strength. Additional studies using more objective markers of muscle strength validating these findings are needed.