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From: A novel imaging index for predicting adverse progression in acute-on-chronic liver failure related to hepatitis B virus: the low erector spine index

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(A) CT in the coronal plane of a patient displaying the levels of muscle examination of different methods (yellow line: CT positioning line; upper red line: upper boundary at L1; lower red line: lower boundary at L1); (B) Exemplary CT of the cross-section of the erector spinal muscles in a patient. The image detail outlined by the red line depicts the detected erector spinal cross-sectional area. L1: the 1st lumbar vertebra

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BMC Gastroenterology

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