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Towards Standardized Assessment Of Paraspinal Muscle Using Mri, Hamza Mirza Aug 2021

Towards Standardized Assessment Of Paraspinal Muscle Using Mri, Hamza Mirza

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• 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