OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the emerging field of opportunistic CT,
which can be used to screen patients for osteoporosis and sarcopenia. CONCLUSION …

Low skeletal muscle mass is known to be associated with poor morbidity and mortality
outcomes in cancer, but evidence of its impact on health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) is …

Background Sarcopenia, visceral obesity (VO), and reduced muscle radiodensity
(myosteatosis) are suggested risk factors for postoperative morbidity in colorectal cancer …

Background Computed tomography (CT)-defined sarcopenia is a demonstrated poor
prognostic factor in patients with cancer; however, its influence on outcomes for patients with …

Background: Cachexia and sarcopenia are associated with poor survival after colorectal
cancer (CRC) diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT) can be used to measure aspects of …

Low‐radiodensity skeletal muscle has been related to the degree of muscle fat infiltration
and seems to be associated with worse outcomes. The aim of this study was to summarize …

Identification of low muscle mass becomes increasingly relevant due to its prognostic value
in cancer patients. In clinical practice, mid-upper arm muscle circumference (MAMC) and …

Background Body composition is associated with survival outcome in oncological patients,
but it is not routinely calculated. Manual segmentation of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) …

Background Low skeletal muscle quantified using computed tomography (CT) scans is
associated with morbidity and mortality among cancer patients. However, existing methods …

Background Body composition can have important influence on surgical outcome. There is
substantial literature examining sarcopenia, however much less in known about the impact …