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Body composition and muscle composition phenotypes in patients on waitlist and shortly after liver transplant - results from a pilot study.
BMC gastroenterology - 9 Oct 2024
Forsgren Mikael F, Pine Stewart, Harrington Claire Royalle, Gregory Dyanna, Petersson Mikael, Rinella Mary, Leinhard Olof Dahlqvist, VanWagner Lisa B
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BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is common in end-stage liver disease and negatively impacts patients awaiting or undergoing liver transplantation (LT). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to measure body composition and sarcopenia. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of MRI-based LT body composition profiling, describe waitlist body composition, and assess the natural rate of change in body composition while on...
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