MRI biomarker of muscle composition is associated with severity of pelvic organ prolapse.
Leila NeshatianJ P LamB H GurlandT LiangL BeckerV R ShethPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2022)
Severity of pelvic organ prolapse appears to be associated with increasing psoas muscle fat fraction, a biomarker for reduced skeletal muscle mass. Future prospective research is needed to determine if sarcopenia may predict postsurgical outcomes after pelvic organ prolapse repair.