SynthesisPloS one2018
Quantifying skeletal muscle volume and shape in humans using MRI: A systematic review of validity and reliability.
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Who cites it
56 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Validity of ultrasonography-derived predictions for estimating skeletal muscle volume: a systematic literature review.BMC medical imaging · 2021Pooled it
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- A deep learning algorithm for automatic 3D segmentation and quantification of hamstrings musculotendon injury from MRI.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Review of Methods for Evaluating Changes in the Tension and Properties of the Gluteus Medius Muscle (GMED) and the Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL) as a Result of Hip Osteoarthritis (HOA) and After Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)-Could MyotonPRO Assessment Be the New Standard?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- A Minimal Annotation Pipeline for Deep Learning Segmentation of Skeletal Muscles.NMR in biomedicine · 2025Article
- Childhood muscle growth: Reference curves for lower leg muscle volumes and their clinical application in cerebral palsy.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Shape factor versus truncated cone-based quantification of quadriceps and hamstring muscle volumes-A choice between accuracy and precision.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the utility of ultrasound to assess disuse atrophy in different muscles of the lower leg.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Article
- Compositional and Functional MRI of Skeletal Muscle: A Review.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2024Review
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Abstract
aimsThe aim of this study was to report the metrological qualities of techniques currently used to quantify skeletal muscle volume and 3D shape in healthy and pathological muscles.
methodsA systematic review was conducted (Prospero CRD42018082708). PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane and Scopus databases were searched using relevant keywords and inclusion/exclusion criteria. The quality of the articles was evaluated using a customized scale.
resultsThirty articles were included, 6 of which included pathological muscles. Most evaluated lower limb muscles. Partially or completely automatic and manual techniques were assessed in 10 and 24 articles, respectively. Manual slice-by-slice segmentation reliability was good-to-excellent (n = 8 articles) and validity against dissection was moderate to good(n = 1). Manual slice-by-slice segmentation was used as a gold-standard method in the other articles. Reduction of the number of manually segmented slices (n = 6) provided good to excellent validity if a sufficient number of appropriate slices was chosen. Segmentation on one slice (n = 11) increased volume errors. The Deformation of a Parametric Specific Object (DPSO) method (n = 5) decreased the number of manually-segmented slices required for any chosen level of error. Other automatic techniques combined with different statistical shape or atlas/images-based methods (n = 4) had good validity. Some particularities were highlighted for specific muscles. Except for manual slice by slice segmentation, reliability has rarely been reported.
conclusionsThe results of this systematic review help the choice of appropriate segmentation techniques, according to the purpose of the measurement. In healthy populations, techniques that greatly simplified the process of manual segmentation yielded greater errors in volume and shape estimations. Reduction of the number of manually segmented slices was possible with appropriately chosen segmented slices or with DPSO. Other automatic techniques showed promise, but data were insufficient for their validation. More data on the metrological quality of techniques used in the cases of muscle pathology are required.
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