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ReviewAbdominal radiology (New York)2024

Off the wall: incidental paraspinal and pelvic muscle pathology on abdominopelvic imaging.

Christopher R Cunningham, Amanda L Mehrsheikh, Yashant Aswani, Anup S Shetty, Malak Itani, David H Ballard, Rachita Khot, Mariam Moshiri, Melissa M Picard, Benjamin E Northrup

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10 authors.

Christopher R CunninghamMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Amanda L MehrsheikhMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Yashant AswaniDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Anup S ShettyMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Malak ItaniMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
David H BallardMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Rachita KhotDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Mariam MoshiriDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Melissa M PicardDepartment of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Benjamin E NorthrupMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. northrupb@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0454-8789

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the use of cross-sectional abdominal and pelvic imaging has increased exponentially in the past several decades, incidental musculoskeletal findings have become commonplace. These are often unrelated to the indication for the examination and are frequently referred to as the "radiologist's blind spot" on these studies. The differential diagnosis for abnormalities of the paraspinal and pelvic musculature is, in many cases, quite different from the anterior abdominal wall muscles. Furthermore, due to their relatively deep location, pathology involving the former muscle groups is more likely to be clinically occult, often presenting only incidentally when the patient undergoes cross-sectional imaging. Effective treatment of diseases of these muscles is dependent on adherence to a diverse set of diagnostic and treatment algorithms. The purpose of this review article is to familiarize the radiologist with the unique pathology of these often-overlooked muscles of the abdomen and pelvis.

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Incidental FindingsParaspinal MusclesAbdominal MusclesDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMuscular DiseasesPelvisImagingMyositisParaspinal musclePelvic muscleSarcopenia

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PMID38831073

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