Wenkai Wu, Fangfang Duan, Kai Li, Wenshuang Zhang, Yi Yuan, Zetong Zang, Guihe Yang, Chuqi Li, Qian Zhao, Yan-Dong Liu, Ning Li, Kangkang Ma, Fengyun Zhou, Zitong Cheng, Jian Geng, Yuyu Liang, Renxian Wang, Xiaoguang Cheng, Ling Oei, Ling Wang, Yajun Liu
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The paravertebral muscles, characterized by their susceptibility to severe size loss and fat infiltration in old age, lack established reference values for age-related variations in muscle parameters. This study aims to fill this gap by establishing reference values for paravertebral muscles in a Chinese adult population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study utilized the baseline data from the prospective cohort China Action on Spine and Hip (CASH)...
March 16, 2024: Academic Radiology