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Skeletal muscle sonography: a correlative study of echogenicity and morphology
Abstract
In skeletal muscle sonography high echogenicities have proved to be of diagnostic value. The following study examines whether these echointensities are caused mainly by interstitial fat or fibrosis. Consequently, the echogenicities of 86 muscles, their diameters, and the thickness of subcutaneous fat layers superficial to these muscles were measured and compared for content of fat and connective tissue, which were assessed by morphometry and biochemical testing in the corresponding muscle biopsy samples. The results indicate that fat replacement constitutes the main cause of increased muscle echogenicity, whereas intramuscular fibrosis did not significantly affect the muscles' echogenicity.
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“The degree of echogenicity also appears to differ based on the bioenergetics of the muscle and its location (Reimers et al., 1993).”
From Myosteatosis in the Context of Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit: An Interdisciplinary Workshop at the National Institute on Aging (2020) · cites this paper as Reimers et al., 1993
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Skeletal Muscle Ultrasound: Correlation Between Fibrous Tissue and Echo Intensity
Pillen, S., Tak, R. O., Zwarts, M. J., Lammens, M. M. Y., Verrijp, K. N., Arts, I. M. P., van der Laak, J. A. W. M., Hoogerbrugge, P. M., van Engelen, B. G. M., & Verrips, A. (2008) · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.09.016 · Cited by 640
“Until now, only two studies have examined the correlation between muscle biopsy findings and muscle echo intensity (Reimers et al. 1993a, 1993b).”
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“…quality can also be evaluated using the non-invasive, easily accessible, and safe method of ultrasound imaging, whereby an enhanced echo intensity (EI) represents changes caused by increased intramuscular fibrous and adipose tissue (Heckmatt et al. 1982; Pillen et al. 2009; Reimers et al. 1993).”
MethodCorrea-de-Araujo, R., Addison, O., Miljkovic, I., Goodpaster, B. H., Bergman, B. C., Clark, R. V., Elena, J. W., Esser, K. A., Ferrucci, L., Harris-Love, M. O., et al. (2020) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00963 · Cited by 468
Measurement of intramuscular fat by muscle echo intensity
Young, H., Jenkins, N. T., Zhao, Q. C., & McCully, K. K. (2015) · Muscle & Nerve · doi:10.1002/mus.24656 · Cited by 475
Strasser, E.-M., Draskovits, T., Praschak, M., Quittan, M., & Graf, A. C. (2013) · AGE · doi:10.1007/s11357-013-9517-z · Cited by 448
Metadata
- Authors
- Reimers, K., Reimers, C. D., Wagner, S., Paetzke, I., & Pongratz, D. E.
- Affiliations
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Venue
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1993-02
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 73-77
- ISSN
- 0278-4297 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2228483624
- Cited by
- 385
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Keywords
- muscle echogenicity, intramuscular fat, muscle morphology, subcutaneous fat thickness, muscle biopsy, fat replacement, connective tissue
- MeSH terms
- Adipose Tissue, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Biopsy, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Muscles, Neuromuscular Diseases, Ultrasonography
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