Nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common clinical condition that has impacts at
both the individual and societal level. Pain intensity is a primary outcome used in clinical …

Purpose The effect of paraspinal muscles atrophy and fat infiltration (FI) on the complications
of spinal surgery has not been established. Methods A review of the literature was …

Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can quantify muscle
mass and quality. However, it is still unclear if CT and MRI derived measurements can be …

Study design A retrospective study. Objective To evaluate the different degeneration
patterns of paraspinal muscles in degenerative lumbar diseases and their correlation with …

Purpose Body composition is of great prognostic value in several severe diseases, including
different types of cancer as well as cardiometabolic disorders. We aimed to investigate the …

Objective To evaluate predictive values of sarcopenia and visceral obesity measured from
preoperative CT/MRIs for postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after …

Due to its exceptional sensitivity to soft tissues, MRI has been extensively utilized to assess
anatomical muscle parameters such as muscle volume and cross‐sectional area …

Background Assessment of the thigh muscle fat composition using magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) can provide surrogate markers in subjects suffering from various …

Background: Chronic back pain is a major health problem worldwide. Although its causes
can be diverse, biomechanical factors leading to spinal degeneration are considered a …

Purpose Numerous studies have applied a variety of methods to assess paraspinal muscle
degeneration. However, the methodological differences in imaging evaluation may lead to …