Humans129 adult patientsCohort study

Prognostic Value of Temporalis Muscle Thickness for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest

Figure 1. Representative axial non-contrast brain CT image demonstrating bilateral temporalis muscle thickness measurement.
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Figure 1. Representative axial non-contrast brain CT image demonstrating bilateral temporalis muscle thickness measurement.Representative axial non-contrast brain CT image demonstrating bilateral temporalis muscle thickness measurement.Öztürk et al. · CC BY

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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Temporalis muscle thickness (TMT) has emerged as an imaging-based morphometric surrogate associated with reduced muscle mass and frailty; however, its prognostic value in emergency department cardiac arrest (EDCA) remains unclear.

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Hitit Üniversitesi · Qatar University

Medicina · 12 Sep 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.3390/medicina62091760PubMed 42796366