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. 2020 Aug 8;20:264. doi: 10.1186/s12876-020-01397-7

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Computed tomography (CT) images at the third lumbar vertebra level. The visceral adipose tissue area (VATA) is highlighted in blue, while the subcutaneous adipose tissue area (SATA) is highlighted in red. Areas of total skeletal muscle is highlighted in green. a, b CT image of a patient with low VATA/skeletal muscle index (SMI; VATA, 8.0 cm2/m2; SATA, 43.8 cm2/m2; SMI, 40.5 cm2/m2; VATA/SMI, 0.20). c, d CT image of a patient with high VATA/SMI (VATA, 359.0 cm2/m2; SATA, 125.2 cm2/m2; SMI, 42.5 cm2/m2; VATA/SMI, 8.45)