Skeletal muscle radio-density is an independent predictor of response and outcomes in follicular lymphoma treated with chemoimmunotherapy.

Skeletal muscle radio-density (SMD) measures muscle radiation attenuation (in Hounsfield Units, HU) on computed tomography (CT) scans. Low SMD is prognostic of poor survival in melanoma, however its significance is unknown for hematologic malignancies. We performed a single institution, retrospectiv...

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Hauptverfasser: Michael P Chu, Jessica Lieffers, Sunita Ghosh, Andrew R Belch, Neil S Chua, Amelie Fontaine, Randeep Sangha, A Robert Turner, Vickie E Baracos, Michael B Sawyer
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Schriftenreihe:PLoS ONE
Online Zugang:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4452316?pdf=render
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