Cross-sectional area and fat infiltration of the lumbar spine muscles in patients with back disorders: a deep learning-based big data analysis.

Jacopo Antonino Vitale Luca Maria Sconfienza Luca Maria Sconfienza

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)

CSA and FI values of paravertebral muscles vary a lot in accordance with subjects' sex, age and clinical conditions. Given also the large inter-muscle differences in CSA and FI, the choice of muscles needs to be considered with attention by spine surgeons or physiotherapists when investigating changes in lumbar muscle morphology in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

big data
artificial intelligence
deep learning
cross sectional
clinical practice
machine learning
skeletal muscle
thoracic surgery
working memory
minimally invasive
adipose tissue
quality improvement
ultrasound guided
convolutional neural network