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SUBMITTER: Nakano A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7012911 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakano Akiko A Ohkubo Hirotsugu H Taniguchi Hiroyuki H Kondoh Yasuhiro Y Matsuda Toshiaki T Yagi Mitsuaki M Furukawa Taiki T Kanemitsu Yoshihiro Y Niimi Akio A
Scientific reports 20200211 1
Computed tomography (CT) assessment of the cross-sectional area of the erector spinae muscles (ESM<sub>CSA</sub>) can be used to evaluate sarcopenia and cachexia in patients with lung diseases. This study aimed to confirm whether serial changes in ESM<sub>CSA</sub> are associated with survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Data from consecutive patients with IPF who were referred to a single centre were retrospectively reviewed. We measured the ESM<sub>CSA</sub> at the le ...[more]