ReviewLa Radiologia medica2022
Sarcopenia: how to measure, when and why.
Review in La Radiologia medica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06531200 (Building of Prognosis Model for Patients With Cirrhosis Based on Sarcopenia in Assessment With the Technology of Deep Learning), which is not on this map. Cited by 163 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Building of Prognosis Model for Patients With Cirrhosis Based on Sarcopenia in Assessment With the Technology of Deep Learning
Who cites it
163 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 249 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness and Safety of Interventions for Sarcopenia in Advanced Prostate Carcinoma: Systematic Review.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Pooled it
- Computed tomography derived analytic morphomics as predictors of clinical outcomes in trauma: a systematic narrative review.Emergency radiology · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of sarcopenia in esophageal cancer patients receiving preoperative neoadjuvant therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring the association between computed tomography (CT)-derived skeletal muscle mass and short- and long-term mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and Risk of Sarcopenia in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Non invasive techniques for direct muscle quality assessment after exercise intervention in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Comparing Prevalence of Sarcopenia Using Twelve Sarcopenia Definitions in a Large Multinational European Population of Community-Dwelling Older Adults.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Trial
- Association between reduced cervical extensor muscle mass and postoperative outcomes after single-door laminoplasty in elderly patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a retrospective study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- CT-derived muscle quality predicts recurrence following ventral incisional hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Development and Clinical Application of Digital Biomarkers for Sarcopenia.Journal of bone metabolism · 2026Review
- Differential association of psoas and paraspinal muscle volumes with appendicular lean mass index: AI-derived lumbar computed tomography three-dimensional volumetric indices in older Korean Women: an observational study.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Article
- Increased 1-year mortality rates after hip fracture surgery in geriatric patients with skeletal muscle atrophy: a propensity score-matched study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Body Mass Index-Adjusted Rectus Femoris Muscle Thickness as a Simple Indicator for Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Heart Failure.Circulation reports · 2026Article
- Novel risk scoring system for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with lutetium-177-PSMA-617.The oncologist · 2026Article
- Integration of sarcopenia screening into radiotherapy planning: Validation of a time-efficient SMI measurement method using MIM software in prostate cancer.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026Article
- Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Serbian Version of the Clinical Frailty Scale in Patients Undergoing Major Uro-Oncological Surgery.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- AI-driven appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) prediction and low muscle mass detection from routine hip X-rays: a novel opportunistic case finding tool.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Technical performance of L3 skeletal muscle area (SMA) measurement on CT for L3 skeletal muscle index (L3SMI) assessment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
103 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Sarcopenia indicates a loss of skeletal muscle mass, a condition that leads to a decline in physical performance. In 2018, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People met to update the original definition of sarcopenia: New scientific and clinical insights were introduced to emphasize the importance of muscle strength loss as a prime indicator of probable sarcopenia. In addition, the skeletal muscle is not only the organ related to mobility, but it is recognized as a secondary secretory organ too, with endocrine functions influencing several systems and preserving health. In this perspective, radiology could have a major role in early detection of sarcopenia and guarantee improvement in its treatment in clinical practice. We present here an update of clinical knowledge about sarcopenia and advantages and limitations of radiological evaluation of sarcopenia focusing on major body composition imaging modalities such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, CT, and MRI. In addition, we discuss controversial such as the lack of consensus or standardization, different measurement methods, and diagnostic radiological cutoff points. Sarcopenia evaluation with radiological methods could enhance the role of radiologist in performing studies with relevant impact on medical and social outcome, placing radiology at the pinnacle of quality in evidence-based practice with high-level studies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.