Open AccessElastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration
Author(s) -
Takuma Yuri,
Nariyuki Mura,
Kyosuke Hoshikawa,
Hugo Giambini,
Hiromi Fujii,
Yoshiro Kiyoshige
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s296981
Subject(s) - medicine , elastography , rotator cuff , ultrasound , intraclass correlation , sarcopenia , skeletal muscle , supraspinatus muscle , biomarker , nuclear medicine , radiology , clinical psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , psychometrics
Ultrasound elastography has been used to evaluate the skeletal muscle stiffness as a biomarker for sarcopenia assessment. However, there is no consensus with respect to the size and location of the region of interest in assessing such fat infiltrated muscle. The objective of this study was to determine which cross-sectional area should be measured in torn disuse muscle with fat infiltration to accurately measure muscle activity using real-time tissue elastography (RTE).