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ArticleScientific reports2021

Synchronous imaging of pelvic geometry and muscle morphometry: a pilot study of pelvic retroversion using upright MRI.

Noor Shaikh, Honglin Zhang, Stephen H M Brown, Hamza Lari, Oliver Lasry, John Street, David R Wilson, Thomas Oxland

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Noor ShaikhSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Honglin ZhangCentre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Stephen H M BrownDepartment of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Hamza LariDepartment of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
Oliver LasryICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
John StreetICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
David R WilsonICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Thomas OxlandICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. toxland@icord.org.
University of British Columbia · CAInternational Collaboration On Repair Discoveries · CAUniversity of Guelph · CAVancouver General Hospital · CA

Funding

CIHR 156431
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated feasibility of imaging lumbopelvic musculature and geometry in tandem using upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in asymptomatic adults, and explored the effect of pelvic retroversion on lumbopelvic musculature and geometry. Six asymptomatic volunteers were imaged (0.5 T upright MRI) in 4 postures: standing, standing pelvic retroversion, standing 30° flexion, and supine. Measures included muscle morphometry [cross-sectional area (CSA), circularity, radius, and angle] of the gluteus and iliopsoas, and pelvic geometry [pelvic tilt (PT), pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), L3-S1 lumbar lordosis (LL)] L3-coccyx. With four volunteers repeating postures, and three raters assessing repeatability, there was generally good repeatability [ICC(3,1) 0.80-0.97]. Retroversion had level dependent effects on muscle measures, for example gluteus CSA and circularity increased (up to 22%). Retroversion increased PT, decreased SS, and decreased L3-S1 LL, but did not affect PI. Gluteus CSA and circularity also had level-specific correlations with PT, SS, and L3-S1 LL. Overall, upright MRI of the lumbopelvic musculature is feasible with good reproducibility, and the morphometry of the involved muscles significantly changes with posture. This finding has the potential to be used for clinical consideration in designing and performing future studies with greater number of healthy subjects and patients.

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