Research Article

Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Does Not Provide More Information about Sarcopenia than Unenhanced Computed Tomography in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

Table 2

Differences in psoas muscle areas and PMI measurements using contrast-enhancement CT.

PMIPsoas muscle areas
Mean ± SDF value valueMean ± SDF value value

Unenhanced phase6.905 ± 2.1702.2060.09019.328 ± 7.0032.2560.085
Arterial phase6.886 ± 2.19519.280 ± 7.060
Portal-venous phase6.923 ± 2.23919.384 ± 7.169
Delayed phase6.866 ± 2.21819.223 ± 7.106