Research Article

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

Table 6

Differences in ΔPMD using contrast-enhancement CT.

PMD low group (median)PMD normal group (median)T value value

ΔPMD (arterial phase)3.484 ± 2.2272.464 ± 2.6561.3390.188
ΔPMD (portal-venous phase)7.048 ± 3.0674.893 ± 2.5582.2890.027
ΔPMD (delayed phase)9.581 ± 3.0336.679 ± 2.6213.0920.003