Observational studyNeurology2022
Longitudinal Changes in MRI Muscle Morphometry and Composition in People With Inclusion Body Myositis.
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- Efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments in inclusion body myositis: a systematic review.RMD open · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of sirolimus on muscle in inclusion body myositis observed with magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Trial
- Clinical Sensitivity of Sub-millimetre-resolution Definite Versus Thin Inter-/Intramuscular Fat Streaks from Calf and Thigh MRI.Calcified tissue international · 2026Article
- The "Mechano-Metabolic-Immune" crosstalk within the skeletal muscle microenvironment: evolution of homeostatic remodeling and quality control mechanisms.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Magnetic resonance imaging for adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A scoping review of protocols, grading systems and applications.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2025Article
- The utility of muscle magnetic resonance imaging in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a scoping review.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Fully-automated segmentation of muscle and inter-/intra-muscular fat from magnetic resonance images of calves and thighs: an open-source workflow in Python.Skeletal muscle · 2024Article
- Fibro-adipogenic progenitors in physiological adipogenesis and intermuscular adipose tissue remodeling.Molecular aspects of medicine · 2024Review
- Quantitative whole-body muscle MRI in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies including polymyositis with mitochondrial pathology: indications for a disease spectrum.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Quantitative muscle MRI in sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM): A prospective cohort study.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesLimited data suggest that quantitative MRI (qMRI) measures have potential to be used as trial outcome measures in sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) and as a noninvasive assessment tool to study sIBM muscle pathologic processes. Our aim was to evaluate changes in muscle structure and composition using a comprehensive multiparameter set of qMRI measures and to assess construct validity and responsiveness of qMRI measures in people with sIBM.
methodsThis was a prospective observational cohort study with assessments at baseline (n = 30) and 1 year (n = 26). qMRI assessments include thigh muscle volume (TMV), inter/intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), muscle fat fraction (FF), muscle inflammation (T2 relaxation time), IMAT from T2* relaxation (T2*-IMAT), intermuscular connective tissue from T2* relaxation (T2*-IMCT), and muscle macromolecular structure from the magnetization transfer ratio (MTR). Physical performance assessments include sIBM Physical Functioning Assessment (sIFA), 6-minute walk distance, and quantitative muscle testing of the quadriceps. Correlations were assessed using the Spearman correlation coefficient. Responsiveness was assessed using the standardized response mean (SRM).
resultsAfter 1 year, we observed a reduction in TMV (6.8%, DISCUSSION: Progressive deterioration in muscle quality measured by qMRI is associated with a decline in physical performance. Inflammation may play a role in triggering fat infiltration into muscle. qMRI provides valid and responsive measures that might prove valuable in sIBM experimental trials and assessment of muscle pathologic processes. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class I evidence that qMRI outcome measures are associated with physical performance measures in patients with sIBM.
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