26 November 2024 : Clinical Research
Sarcopenia's Role in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Outcomes for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis
Mustafa Karaca1ACDEF, Mustafa Serkan Alemdar2BDF, Özge Deniz Karaca3ABEF, Yıldız Kılar4BD, Gökhan Köker3BEF, Hasan Sözel5CDE, Mustafa Yıldız2DEF, Gülhan Özçelik Köker1DEF, Mustafa Özgür Arici
2BDEF*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945240
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945240
Figure 1 A single radiologist measured the cross-sectional transverse areas of the bilateral psoas muscles by manual tracing on the CT images at the middle level of the third lumbar vertebra using a software program (Sectra Workstation IDS7 Version: 25.2.15.7682 #2014 Sectra AB). The PMI, in mm2/m2 is calculated by normalizing the psoas muscle area for height in meters squared. CT – computed tomography; PMI – psoas muscle index.