Development and reliability of a systematic method to evaluate lumbar paraspinal muscle size and quality in computed tomography images
The presented CT-based protocol provides a standardized and reproducible method for assessing LPM CSA and MA in adults with cLBP. Demonstrated high procedural reliability-including image selection and analysis-supports its use for consistent evaluation of LPM morphology in both clinical and research contexts, particularly where muscle degeneration complicates image-based assessment.
Authors
- Jaclyn Megan Sions (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-1341)
- Michael Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-3379)
- Raul Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2916-7571)
- Tom Gale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3092-301X)
- Cristiane Carlesso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0212-1394)
- Sara R. Piva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1716-3151)
- Charity G. Patterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0060-0124)
- William J. Anderst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-0953)
- Luiza P. Weissmann
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Point Park University (US)
- South College (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100822
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Pittsburgh
- National Institutes of Health
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh