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. 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 3):S483-S484.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.73.

Role of skeletal muscle on chest computed tomography for risk stratification of lung cancer patients

Amelie S Troschel  1 , Fabian M Troschel  1 , Ashok Muniappan  2 , Henning A Gaissert  2 , Florian J Fintelmann  1
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Role of skeletal muscle on chest computed tomography for risk stratification of lung cancer patients

Amelie S Troschel et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: FJ Fintelmann receives a grant from the Society of Thoracic Radiology related to this topic. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Comparison between cross-sectional skeletal muscle areas (CSMA) measured in cm2 on the same chest computed tomography examination at the level of the fifth (T5) and eight (T8) thoracic vertebral bodies.
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