Association of paraspinal muscle water-fat MRI-based measurements with isometric strength measurements.

Sarah SchlaegerStephanie InhuberAlexander RohrmeierMichael DieckmeyerFriedemann FreitagElisabeth KluppDominik WeidlichGeorg FeuerriegelFlorian KreuzpointnerAnsgar SchwirtzErnst J RummenyClaus ZimmerJan S KirschkeDimitrios C KarampinosThomas Baum

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• We investigated the association of paraspinal muscle fat fraction based on chemical shift encoding-based water-fat MRI with isometric strength measurements in healthy subjects. • Erector spinae muscle PDFF correlated significantly with relative muscle strength. • PDFF measurements improved prediction of paraspinal muscle strength beyond CSA.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound guided
pain management
contrast enhanced
fatty acid
resistance training
computed tomography
chronic pain
high resolution
high intensity
single molecule
high speed