Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration

Takuma Yuri,1,2 Nariyuki Mura,1,3,4 Kyosuke Hoshikawa,4 Hugo Giambini,2 Hiromi Fujii,1 Yoshiro Kiyoshige1,4 1Graduate School of Health Sciences, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Ant...

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Main Authors: Yuri T, Mura N, Hoshikawa K, Giambini H, Fujii H, Kiyoshige Y
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description Takuma Yuri,1,2 Nariyuki Mura,1,3,4 Kyosuke Hoshikawa,4 Hugo Giambini,2 Hiromi Fujii,1 Yoshiro Kiyoshige1,4 1Graduate School of Health Sciences, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yoshioka Hospital, Tendo, Japan; 4Department of Physical Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, JapanCorrespondence: Takuma YuriGraduate School of Health Sciences, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 260 Kamiyanagi, Yamagata, 990-2212, JapanTel +81-23-686-6741Email d2167013@yachts.ac.jpPurpose: Ultrasound elastography has been used to evaluate the skeletal muscle stiffness as a biomarker for sarcopenia assessment. However, there is no consensus with respect to the size and location of the region of interest in assessing such fat infiltrated muscle. The objective of this study was to determine which cross-sectional area should be measured in torn disuse muscle with fat infiltration to accurately measure muscle activity using real-time tissue elastography (RTE).Methods: Twenty-seven patients, whose rotator cuff muscle with torn tendon was successfully repaired, were followed by programmed rehabilitation. RTE measurements of the supraspinatus muscle were obtained during muscle contraction before and one-year after surgery so that the activity value was defined as the difference between elastography measurements at rest and elastography measurements during contraction. Given that the patients with successfully repaired and completed rehabilitation showed an increased activity value, the sensitivity for three regions of interest; posterior portion of the anterior-middle subregion (AM-p), anterior region (AR), and whole cross-sectional area of the supraspinatus (whole) were compared with the number of patients showing an increase in activity values as sensitivity analysis.Results: The sensitivity showing an increase in activity values was 74.1% for the AM-p area, 70.4% for the AR area, and 81.5% for the whole area. Intraclass correlation coefficient1,3 was 0.87– 0.97 for the AM-p area, 0.88– 0.98 for the AR area and 0.92– 0.99 for the whole area.Conclusion: The whole cross-sectional area is suitable to measure muscle activity in muscle with fat infiltration. The results in this study will provide some beneficial information when ultrasound elastography is used for the assessment of sarcopenia muscle with fat infiltration.Keywords: ultrasound elastography, region of interest, sarcopenia, fat infiltration, supraspinatus muscle
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spelling doaj.art-9f59c707f2e548eea08ea373745104bd2022-12-21T22:55:45ZengDove Medical PressClinical Interventions in Aging1178-19982021-04-01Volume 1664565364031Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat InfiltrationYuri TMura NHoshikawa KGiambini HFujii HKiyoshige YTakuma Yuri,1,2 Nariyuki Mura,1,3,4 Kyosuke Hoshikawa,4 Hugo Giambini,2 Hiromi Fujii,1 Yoshiro Kiyoshige1,4 1Graduate School of Health Sciences, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yoshioka Hospital, Tendo, Japan; 4Department of Physical Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, JapanCorrespondence: Takuma YuriGraduate School of Health Sciences, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 260 Kamiyanagi, Yamagata, 990-2212, JapanTel +81-23-686-6741Email d2167013@yachts.ac.jpPurpose: Ultrasound elastography has been used to evaluate the skeletal muscle stiffness as a biomarker for sarcopenia assessment. However, there is no consensus with respect to the size and location of the region of interest in assessing such fat infiltrated muscle. The objective of this study was to determine which cross-sectional area should be measured in torn disuse muscle with fat infiltration to accurately measure muscle activity using real-time tissue elastography (RTE).Methods: Twenty-seven patients, whose rotator cuff muscle with torn tendon was successfully repaired, were followed by programmed rehabilitation. RTE measurements of the supraspinatus muscle were obtained during muscle contraction before and one-year after surgery so that the activity value was defined as the difference between elastography measurements at rest and elastography measurements during contraction. Given that the patients with successfully repaired and completed rehabilitation showed an increased activity value, the sensitivity for three regions of interest; posterior portion of the anterior-middle subregion (AM-p), anterior region (AR), and whole cross-sectional area of the supraspinatus (whole) were compared with the number of patients showing an increase in activity values as sensitivity analysis.Results: The sensitivity showing an increase in activity values was 74.1% for the AM-p area, 70.4% for the AR area, and 81.5% for the whole area. Intraclass correlation coefficient1,3 was 0.87– 0.97 for the AM-p area, 0.88– 0.98 for the AR area and 0.92– 0.99 for the whole area.Conclusion: The whole cross-sectional area is suitable to measure muscle activity in muscle with fat infiltration. The results in this study will provide some beneficial information when ultrasound elastography is used for the assessment of sarcopenia muscle with fat infiltration.Keywords: ultrasound elastography, region of interest, sarcopenia, fat infiltration, supraspinatus musclehttps://www.dovepress.com/elastographic-region-of-interest-determination-for-muscle-with-fat-inf-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CIAultrasound elastographyregion of interestsarcopeniafat infiltrationsupraspinatus muscle
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Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration
Clinical Interventions in Aging
ultrasound elastography
region of interest
sarcopenia
fat infiltration
supraspinatus muscle
title Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration
title_full Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration
title_fullStr Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration
title_full_unstemmed Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration
title_short Elastographic Region of Interest Determination for Muscle with Fat Infiltration
title_sort elastographic region of interest determination for muscle with fat infiltration
topic ultrasound elastography
region of interest
sarcopenia
fat infiltration
supraspinatus muscle
url https://www.dovepress.com/elastographic-region-of-interest-determination-for-muscle-with-fat-inf-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CIA
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