Reference values for volume, fat content and shape of the hip abductor muscles in healthy individuals from Dixon MRI

• Published in: NMR in biomedicine Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. e4636 - n/a
• Main Authors: Belzunce, Martin A., Henckel, Johann, Di Laura, Anna, Hart, Alister J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology; Adolescent; Adult; Atrophy; Biological products; Body mass; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dixon; fat fraction; Female; Hip; Hip - anatomy & histology; hip muscles; Humans; Image segmentation; intramuscular fat; Lean body mass; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Median (statistics); Middle Aged; MRI; muscle volume; Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology; Muscles; Reference Values; Sarcopenia; Sex; Young Adult; intramuscular fat; MRI; atlas; fat fraction; muscle volume; Dixon; hip muscles

Healthy hip abductor muscles are a good indicator of a healthy hip and an active lifestyle, as they are greatly involved in human daily activities. Fatty infiltration and muscle atrophy are associated with loss of strength, loss of mobility and hip disease. However, these variables have not been wid...