Background Sarcopenia is a common syndrome in chronic diseases such as liver cirrhosis.
The association between sarcopenia and outcomes, such as complications and survival has …

Liver transplant outcome has improved considerably as a direct result of optimized surgical
and anesthesiological techniques and organ allocation programs. Because there remains a …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the nomenclature, clinical impact, and
diagnostic techniques characterizing sarcopenia. CONCLUSION. Sarcopenia—defined as …

Abstract Changes in body composition are associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients
including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Sarcopenia, defined as the loss of skeletal …

Rationale and Objectives To assess whether a fully-automated deep learning system can
accurately detect and analyze truncal musculature at multiple lumbar vertebral levels and …

Rationale: Loss of skeletal muscle mass and physical inactivity are important manifestations
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and both are closely related to poor …

Background Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function
associated with aging. Muscle mass can be reliably and accurately quantified using clinical …

Background Repetition of the onset of aspiration pneumonia in aged patients is common
and causes chronic inflammation. The inflammation induces proinflammatory cytokine …

Introduction: Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss
of skeletal muscle mass and strength, which is commonly associated with various chronic …

Sarcopenia predicts morbidity and mortality in adults with end‐stage liver disease (ESLD)
and is determined by total psoas muscle area (tPMA) measurement from computed …