Preoperative Posterior Paraspinal Fatty Infiltration and an Exploratory Axial Muscle Imaging Phenotype in Surgically Treated Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background and Objectives: Prognostic assessment in metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) requires estimation of survival, systemic condition, and the likelihood of early functional improvement. We evaluated whether posterior paraspinal fatty infiltration and an exploratory routine-imaging axial muscle ph...