Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
Supervisor Name
Michele Battié
Keywords
paraspinal muscle, lumbar multifidus muscle, erector spinae muscle, MRI, cross-sectional area, fatty infiltration
Description
• Common methodological variations in paraspinal muscle (PSM) measurement
significantly affect cross-sectional area and fat percentage measurements.
• The lack of standardization of PSM measurements complicates
comparisons of findings between studies and prevents pooling of
data for meta-analyses.
• Standardization in PSM measurements is needed to move the field forward
Acknowledgements
Western Research, Western Libraries, Student Experience.
Special thanks to Dr. Michele Battié for her ongoing support with this project.
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Document Type
Poster
Included in
Towards Standardized Assessment of Paraspinal Muscle Using MRI
• Common methodological variations in paraspinal muscle (PSM) measurement
significantly affect cross-sectional area and fat percentage measurements.
• The lack of standardization of PSM measurements complicates
comparisons of findings between studies and prevents pooling of
data for meta-analyses.
• Standardization in PSM measurements is needed to move the field forward