Influence of Methods Used to Establish Sarcopenia Cutoff Values for Skeletal Muscle Measures Using Unenhanced and Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Images.
Zhichao FengPengfei RongMuqing LuoXianxi SunWei WangPublished in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2019)
The methods for establishing cutoff values and contrast enhancement influence the identification of low SMI and low MRA, respectively. Thus, the definition of sarcopenia should include the standardized method for establishing cutoff values and the phase of CT for analysis.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- skeletal muscle
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- positron emission tomography
- insulin resistance
- image quality
- deep learning
- optical coherence tomography
- community dwelling
- convolutional neural network
- metabolic syndrome
- machine learning