A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care.

By M. Mourtzakis, C. Prado, Jessica Lieffers, T. Reiman, L. Mccargar, Vickie E. Baracos. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 2008

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