Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
Mar 26, 2025
In liver transplantation (LT), determining the optimal recipients is crucial, and the MELD score has been used for this purpose. However, the MELD score does not reflect functional status, leading to the evaluation of sarcopenia. While the L3 skeleta...
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico
Mar 25, 2025
PURPOSE: Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a common and debilitating condition in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between tongue muscle composition (quantity and quality) and the risk of dysphagia in non-su...
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Mar 21, 2025
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The clinical utility of body composition in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) remains unclear. We aimed to measure body composition using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict severe AP in hospitalized patien...
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Mar 12, 2025
INTRODUCTION: Emerging evidence suggests that diminished skeletal muscle mass is associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in individuals with cancer. There are no studies that we know of in the literature that use ultrasound syste...
OBJECTIVES: Deep learning for body composition analysis (BCA) is gaining traction in clinical research, offering rapid and automated ways to measure body features like muscle or fat volume. However, most current methods prioritize computed tomography...
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
Jan 8, 2025
CT-based abdominal body composition measures have shown associations with important health outcomes. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) now allow deployment of tools that measure body composition in large patient populations. The purpose of t...
This study aimed to address the limitations of conventional methods for measuring skeletal muscle mass for sarcopenia diagnosis by introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) system for direct computed tomography (CT) analysis. The primary focus was ...
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Dec 21, 2024
PURPOSE: Chemotherapy dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) pose a significant challenge in successful colon cancer treatment. Body composition analysis may enable tailored interventions thereby supporting the mitigation of chemotherapy toxic effects. This ...
OBJECTIVE: The prognostic significance of body composition phenotypes for survival in patients undergoing surgical intervention for spinal metastases has not yet been elucidated. This study aimed to elucidate the impact of body composition phenotypes...
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