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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2015; 21(41): 11609-11620
Published online Nov 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i41.11609
Figure 1
Figure 1 Axial computed tomography images of the third lumbar vertebra region from two patients with similar body mass index but different muscle and fat tissue cross sectional areas. Paraspinal muscles are clearly different between the two subjects as is mesenteric fat and fat infiltrating muscle - muscle radiation attenuation. Low relative muscularity and expanded visceral fat are associated with increased toxicity and decreased survival.