Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41133348›Full record

ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2026

MR Elastography-Based Slip Interface Imaging for Assessment of Myofascial Interface Mobility in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.

Emi Hojo, Yi Sui, Xiang Shan, Keni Zheng, Phillip Rossman, Tim Waters, Armando Manduca, Garret M Powell, Kai-Nan An, Richard L Ehman and 4 more

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Emi HojoDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-0435
Yi SuiDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-1661
Xiang ShanDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Keni ZhengDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Phillip RossmanDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Tim WatersDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Armando ManducaDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9411-5671
Garret M PowellDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Kai-Nan AnOrthopedics Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Richard L EhmanDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-5074
Sanjeev NandaGeneral Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Tony Y ChonGeneral Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Brent A BauerGeneral Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Ziying YinDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-966X

Funding

Magnetic Resonance ElastographyR37EB001981 · NIBIB · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI EHMAN, RICHARD L. · 2016 to 2025
$4.0M
MR elastography-based detection of impaired decoupling performance of the pia-arachnoid complex (PAC) associated with repetitive head impactsR01NS113760 · NINDS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Ziying Yin · 2019 to 2026
$2.9M
MRI-based quantitative characterization of impaired myofascial interface properties in myofascial pain syndromeR61AT012185 · NCCIH · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI BAUER, BRENT A, YIN, ZIYING · 2022 to 2022
$2.0M
MRI-based quantitative characterization of impaired myofascial interface properties in myofascial pain syndromeR33AT012185 · NCCIH · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI BAUER, BRENT A, YIN, ZIYING · 2025 to 2025
$1.6M
NCCIH NIH HHS R33 AT012185NCCIH NIH HHS R61 AT012185NIBIB NIH HHS R37 EB001981NIH HHS R01 NS113760NIH HHS R37 EB001981NIH HHS R61/R33 AT012185NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS113760
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAbnormal restrictions at myofascial interfaces are a key factor in chronic low back pain (CLBP) with myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), but no established imaging method exists for quantitative assessment. This pilot study evaluated the clinical feasibility of MR elastography (MRE)-based slip interface imaging (SII) for visualizing myofascial mobility in CLBP-MPS patients versus age-/sex-/BMI-matched healthy participants. A new SII biomarker, maximal normalized displacement discontinuity (

methodsMRE was conducted at 30, 60, and 90 Hz to compare

results

conclusionSII with lower vibration frequency and

Indexed as

Elasticity Imaging TechniquesLow Back PainMagnetic Resonance ImagingMyofascial Pain SyndromesAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsReproducibility of ResultsMREmusclemuscle functionmyofascial mobilitymyofascial tissueslip interface imaging

Identifiers

PMID41133348
PMCPMC12767508

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.