Fig. 2
Example of measuring left psoas area (LPA), the right psoas area (RPA), the left psoas muscle density (LPMD), the right psoas muscle density (RPMD), and the L3 vertebral body area at the inferior end-plate level of the L3 vertebral body (The blue outline shows psoas, A for the right psoas and B for the left psoas; the red outline shows L3 vertebral body). The five psoas calculations were then calculated according to the following equations: PMI (mm2/m2) = TPA/height (m)2, PML3 = TPA/area of L3 vertebral body, PMD (HU) = (LPA × LPMD + RPA × RPMD)/TPA, TPG (AU) = PMI × PMD, PBSA (mm2/m2) = TPA/(height (cm) × weight (kg)/3600)½. (TPA = LPA + RPA). L3 for third lumbar vertebra. PMI for psoas muscle index. TPA for total psoas area. PML3 for psoas muscle to L3 vertebral body ratio. PMD for psoas muscle density. TPG for total psoas gauge. PBSA for psoas muscle to body face area ratio