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cord-321062-j4cd1uho	Kottlors, Jonathan	Body composition on Low Dose Chest CT is a Significant Predictor of Poor Clinical Outcome in COVID-19 Disease - a Multicenter Feasibility Study	2020-09-09		.txt	text/plain	3785	212	48	Considering the above-mentioned theory that obesity as well as a comparatively lower muscle area represented in a high FMR may have an unfavorable influence on the outcome of an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, the purpose of this study was to analyze the FMR as an early biomarker in an early LDCT of the chest for a poor clinical outcome and the necessity of intensive care treatment within the follow up period. 20, 24 Since several studies showed a strong correlations between body composition and measurements on axial CT slices, we J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f used these established methods to quantify obesity in the initial LDCT-scan of COVID-19 patients to predict the clinical course of the COVID-19 patients. Using the FMR measured in the initial LDCT examination -derived from the ratio of total cross-sectional circumference to muscle area -it was possible to predict whether a patient would need intensive care treatment in the period following admission.	./cache/cord-321062-j4cd1uho.txt	./txt/cord-321062-j4cd1uho.txt