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Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Paraspinal back muscles in asymptomatic volunteers: quantitative and qualitative analysis using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Fig. 2

Image shows an example of the region of interest (ROI) of the paraspinal back muscle on axial plane and acquisition of the quantitative measurement values on PACS workstation. On CT (a), when the ROI is drawn, mean CSA (cross sectional area) and mean HU (Hounsfield unit) are displayed on screen. On MRI (b), when the ROI is drawn on in-phase image of two-point Dixon technique, the CSA and signal intensity values are displayed as on CT, and the ROI is copied and pasted onto the fat only image (c), then CSA and signal intensity measured

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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