Comparison of multifidus muscle intramuscular fat by ultrasound echo intensity and fat-water based MR images in individuals with chronic low back pain.
PAPERS | January 14-20, 2023 | |
Source: Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2023 Jan 05; . doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102717Authors: Crook J, Masi S, Naghdi N, Roussac A, Rye M, Rosenstein B, Rivaz H, Boily M, Weber MH, Fortin M
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.
Pubmed ID: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36658047?dopt=Abstract