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(3) Results. The VLO of the CT ranged from the upper third of the T12 vertebra to the lower third of the L1 vertebra. The VLO of the SMA ranged from the lower third of the T12 vertebra to the upper third of the L2 vertebra. There was a highly significant association between the VLO of the CT and SMA (Chi2 = 201, p &lt; 0.001), usually respecting a \u201cplus two\u201d rule. The mean CT\u2013SMA distance was 1.82 +\/\u2212 0.66 cm in males and 1.55 +\/\u2212 0.411 cm in females, the difference being statistically significant. The mean CT\u2013SMA distance tended to decrease with increasing CT\u2013SMA types, the differences being statistically significant. (4) Conclusions. 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