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. 2026 Jan;36(1):785-786.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-025-11781-0. Epub 2025 Jun 28.

Letter to the Editor: Prognostic value of CT-based skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in Yttrium-90 radioembolization

Hassan Tariq  1 , Daanyal Siddiqui  2
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Letter to the Editor: Prognostic value of CT-based skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in Yttrium-90 radioembolization

Hassan Tariq et al. Eur Radiol. 2026 Jan.
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Compliance with ethical standards. Guarantor: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Hassan Tariq, who is also the corresponding author. Conflict of interest: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article. Statistics and biometry: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper. Informed consent: Not applicable. Ethical approval: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because no new data were obtained, as it is a letter to the editor. Study subjects or cohorts overlap: Not applicable. Methodology: Letter to the Editor

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