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Papers: 14 Jan 2023 - 20 Jan 2023


Human Studies


2023 Jan 05


Musculoskelet Sci Pract

Comparison of multifidus muscle intramuscular fat by ultrasound echo intensity and fat-water based MR images in individuals with chronic low back pain.

Authors

Crook J, Masi S, Naghdi N, Roussac A, Rye M, Rosenstein B, Rivaz H, Boily M, Weber MH, Fortin M
Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2023 Jan 05:102717.
PMID: 36658047.

Abstract

The aim of this observational cross-sectional study was to examine correlations of intramuscular fat content in lumbar multifidus (LM) by comparing muscle echo intensity (EI) and percent fat signal fraction (%FSF) generated from ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance (MR) images, respectively.