Table 3 Cross sectional area measurement outcomes for individual studies
Citation | Muscles | Manual/ automatic | Single/multiple slice | Software used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arokoski et al., 2002 [82] | TFL GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | NR |
Emery et al., 2019 [86] | TFL | Manual | Multiple CSA measured for four consecutive slices and mean was used | DICOM |
Homma et al., 2019 [107] | GMax GMed | Manual | Multiple CSA measured at two anatomical levels | ZedHip (Lexi Co., Ltd.) |
Kawasaki et al., 2017 [75] | TFL GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | NR |
Kivle et al., 2018 [67] | GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | PACS Sectra (V 16) |
Malloy et al., 2019 [25] | TFL GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | Picture archiving and communication system workstation software |
Masuda et al., 2003 [78] | GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice The maximum CSAs | Public domain imaging software package (NIH image) |
Mendis et al., 2014 [77] | TFL | Manual | Multiple Mean CSA was measured from 3 consecutive slices | Image J (V 1.43u) |
Mendis et al., 2016 [64] | GMed GMin | Manual | Multiple Mean CSA was measured from 3 consecutive slices | Image J (V 1.4) |
Mendis et al., 2020 [45] | GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Multiple Mean CSA was measured from 3 consecutive slices | Image J (V 1.43u) |
Niinimäki et al., 2016 [129] Niinimäki et al., 2019 [130] | GMax | Manual | Single slice | Osirix program |
Peiris et al., 2020 [46] | GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | Osirix program |
Rodriguez-Roiz et al., 2017 [70] | TFL | Manual | Single slice | NR |
Springer et al., 2012 [59] | GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | Vitrea 2 (V 4.1.2.0) |
Sutter et al., 2013 [85] | TFL GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | NR |
Takada et al., 2018 [80] | TFL GMed | Manual | Single slice | ImageJ software (National Institute of Mental Health) |
Takada et al., 2021 [81] | TFL GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | ImageJ software (National Institute of Health, USA) |
Takahashi et al., 2019 [79] | GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice Maximum CSAs | ImageJ software (National Institute of Health) |
Tesch et al., 2005 [88] | GMax | Manual | Single slice | Computerized planimetry |
Unis et al., 2013 [87] | TFL | Manual | Single slice | NR |
Yang et al., 2021 [83] | TFL GMax GMed GMin | Manual | Single slice | ImageJ software (National Institutes of Health) |
Yasuda et al., 2014 [84] | GMax | Manual | Single slice | SliceOmatic software (Tomovision Incorporated) |
Yuksel et al., 2009 [134] | TFL GMax | Manual | Single slice | NR |
Zhao et al., 2020 [47] | TFL | NR | Single slice | NR |