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We developed a psoas muscle segmentation model using deep learning in a three-step process based on the nnU-Net method. The automated segmentation method was evaluated for accuracy, reliability, and time required for the measurement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The Dice similarity coefficient was used to compare the manual segmentation with automated segmentation; an average Dice score of 0.927 \u00b1 0.019 was obtained, with no critical outliers. 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