The reliability of paraspinal muscles composition measurements using routine spine MRI and their association with back function

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-356

  Ropponen, Annina ^a   Videman, Tapio ^b   Battié, Michele C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle composition measurements; Paraspinal muscles; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY FAT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSOAS MUSCLES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 45249123210     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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