Fig. 1From: Recovery of physical function in lung transplant recipients with sarcopeniaThe measurement of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of erector spinae muscle (ESM) in thoracic CT. (a) The image in thoracic CT at the lower margin of the 12th thoracic vertebra was viewed with WeVIEW Z-edition (Hitachi, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan). (b) The border of ESM-CSA was outlined (shown in yellow lines), and the area was automatically calculatedBack to article page