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Paraspinal back muscles in asymptomatic volunteers: quantitative and qualitative analysis using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Khil EK 1 , Choi JA 2 , Hwang E 1 , Sidek S 3 , Choi I 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Radiology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, 7, Keunjaebong-gil, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 18450, South Korea
  • 2 Department of Radiology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, 7, Keunjaebong-gil, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 18450, South Korea. jachoi88@gmail.com
  • 3 Medical Imaging Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sg Buloh Campus, 47000 Sg, Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, 7, Keunjaebong-gil, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 18450, South Korea
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2020 Jun 26;21(1):403.
PMID: 32590960 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03432-w

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To evaluate paraspinal back muscles of asymptomatic subjects using qualitative and quantitative analysis on CT and MRI and correlate the results with demographic data.

METHODS: Twenty-nine asymptomatic subjects were enrolled prospectively (age: mean 34.31, range 23-50; 14 men, 15 women) from August 2016 to April 2017. Qualitative analysis of muscles was done using Goutallier's system on CT and MRI. Quantitative analysis entailed cross sectional area (CSA) on CT and MRI, Hounsfield unit (HU) on CT, fat fraction using two-point Dixon technique on MRI. Three readers independently analyzed the images; intra- and inter-observer agreements were measured. Linear regression and Spearman's analyses were used for correlation with demographic data.

RESULTS: CSA values were significantly higher in men (p 

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