Radiologic definition of sarcopenia in chronic liver diseaseopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Chul-Min; Kang, Bo kyeong; Kim, Mi mi
- Issue Date
- Feb-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- Chronic liver disease; CT; DXA; MRI; Radiologic evaluation; Sarcopenia; Ultrasonography
- Citation
- Life, v.11, no.2, pp.1 - 16
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Life
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 16
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/142342
- DOI
- 10.3390/life11020086
- ISSN
- 0024-3019
- Abstract
- Sarcopenia is prevalent in patients with chronic liver disease, and affected patients tend to have worse clinical outcomes and higher mortality. However, relevant analyses are limited by heterogeneity in the definition of sarcopenia and in the methodological approaches in assessing it. We reviewed several radiologic methods for sarcopenia in patients with chronic liver disease. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can measure muscle mass, but it is difficult to evaluate muscle quality using this technique. Computed tomography, known as the gold standard for diagnosing sarcopenia, enables the objective measurement of muscle quantity and quality. The third lumbar skeletal muscle index (L3 SMI) more accurately predicted the mortality of subjects than the psoas muscle index (PMI). Few studies have evaluated the sarcopenia of chronic liver disease using ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, and more studies are needed. Unification of the measurement method and cut-off value would facilitate a more systematic and universal prognosis evaluation in patients with chronic liver disease.
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