Towards curative therapy in gastric cancer: Faraway, so close!

Figure 2 Lumbar computed tomography was analyzed for muscle and fat tissue cross sectional areas using an appropriate software developed by Martin et al[88]. Muscle mass is shown in red and were quantified within a Hounsfield unit (HU) range of -29-150, visceral fat shown in yellow, range from -150 to -50, and subcutaneous fat shown in blue, range from -190 to 30. Muscle radiation attenuation was calculated for muscle area. Although these two images might refer to two individuals with the same body mass index (23 kg/m²) and age (73 yr), the amount of muscle mass and visceral fat, which amplifies inflammatory response, are very distinct.