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From: Low CT attenuation and high fatty infiltration rate of psoas are risk factors for incisional hernias after appendicectomy: a cross-sectional single-center study from China

Fig. 1

Measurement of the psoas. Images (a and c) are from a non-incisional hernia patient (64-year-old, female) and display a higher CT attenuation (47 HU) and a lower fatty infiltration rate (green, 2.1%); images (b and d) are from an incisional hernia patient (67-year-old, female) and exhibit a lower CT attenuation (24 HU) and a higher fatty infiltration rate (green, 9.4%). Their psoas muscle indexes are roughly equal (4.0 cm2/m2 vs. 4.1 cm2/m2)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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