3D analysis of fatty infiltration of the paravertebral lumbar muscles using T2 images-a new approach.

Sven HoppeDaniela MaurerWaldo ValenzuelaLorin M BennekerSebastian F BigdonSonja HäckelSebastian WanglerChristoph E Albers

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 (2021)

3D analysis of fatty infiltration is an innovative tool to study lumbar muscle degeneration. Mono-segmental muscles are more severely affected by degeneration compared to multi-/pluri-segmental muscles, especially at the L4/5 and L5/S1 level. Age and disc degeneration independently correlate with muscle degeneration.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
skeletal muscle
fatty acid
convolutional neural network
optical coherence tomography
machine learning