AI-based CT Body Composition Identifies Myosteatosis as Key Mortality Predictor in Asymptomatic Adults

BackgroundBody composition data have been limited to adults with disease or older age. The prognostic impact in otherwise asymptomatic adults is unclear.PurposeTo use artificial intelligence–based body composition metrics from routine abdominal CT scans in asymptomatic adults to clarify the association between obesity, liver steatosis, myopenia, and myosteatosis and the risk of mortality. Materials and MethodsIn …

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