Fig. 5From: CT-based skeletal muscle loss for predicting poor survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma experiencing curative hepatectomy plus adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization: a preliminary retrospective studya Boxplot diagram showed patients with cirrhosis had higher SML than those without cirrhosis (median SML: − 2.52% vs. 0.69%, P = 0.003). b Higher SML was observed in patients with MVI than those without MVI (median SML:  − 3.32% vs. − 0.90%, P = 0.016)Back to article page