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ArticleEuropean radiology2026

CT-based muscle mass cutoff values for Caucasians according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia recommendations.

Natalie Wotschel, Tobias Schröter, Brenda Kociu, Hendrik Liebscher, Verena Plodeck, Heiner Nebelung, Ralf-Thorsten Hoffmann, Jürgen Weitz, Johanna Kirchberg, Felix Merboth

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  1. Clinical impact of CT-defined sarcopenia on long-term oncological outcomes in gastric cancer: validation of muscle mass cut-offs established according to EWGSOP recommendations.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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Natalie WotschelInstitute and Polyclinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Tobias SchröterDepartment of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Brenda KociuInstitute and Polyclinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Hendrik LiebscherInstitute and Polyclinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Verena PlodeckInstitute and Polyclinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Heiner NebelungInstitute and Polyclinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Ralf-Thorsten HoffmannInstitute and Polyclinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Jürgen WeitzDepartment of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Johanna KirchbergDepartment of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Felix MerbothDepartment of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. felix.merboth@ukdd.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-6421

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Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to establish sex-specific cutoff values for sarcopenia based on the muscle parameters skeletal muscle index (SMI) and psoas muscle thickness per height (PMTH) using CT scans in a presumably healthy Caucasian study cohort. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this retrospective, cross-sectional study, CT scans of 350 Caucasian patients (mean age, 32 years ± 8; mean BMI, 23 (women) and 24 kg/m

resultsThe sex-specific cutoff values for PMTH were 15.7 mm/m for women and 20.2 mm/m for men, while those for SMI were 33.2 and 44.0 cm

conclusionsThis study established sex-specific thresholds for sarcopenia based on two different muscle parameters in a presumably healthy Caucasian study cohort according to EWGSOP recommendations. KEY POINTS: Question Establishment of sarcopenia cutoff values according to the recommendations of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP). Findings Cutoff values for psoas muscle thickness per height (mm/m) were 15.7 (women) and 20.2 (men); for skeletal muscle index (cm

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Muscle, SkeletalSarcopeniaTomography, X-Ray ComputedWhite PeopleAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsoas MusclesReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultCaucasianCT scanCutoff valueSarcopenia

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