Computed tomography-based muscle attenuation and electrical impedance myography as indicators of trunk muscle strength independent of muscle size in older adults

Publication Date
July 2014

How Analyze was Used
“The outer boundaries of each muscle were contoured using an image processing program (Analyze).”

Keywords
Adult
Aged
Cross Sectional Studies
Electrical Impedance
Muscle Strength
Myography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Torso

Author Affiliation(s)
Department of Orthopedics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. (DEA, JCK, MLB)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. (DEA, MLB)

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. (JFB, NEH)

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. (JFB, JCK)

The Spine Center, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. (JCK)

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