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From: Sarcopenia is associated with prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer after radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy

Fig. 2

Body composition measurements using computed tomography at the level of third lumbar vertebrae. (A) Original computed tomography images for measurements. (B) Delineation of visceral fat area with a threshold of − 150 to − 50 HU. (C) Delineation of subcutaneous fat area with a threshold of − 190 to − 30 HU. (D) Delineation of total skeletal muscle area with a threshold of − 29 to + 150 HU

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