The Association between Imaging Parameters of the Paraspinal Muscles, Spinal Degeneration, and Low Back Pain

Figure 2

An example of different fatty infiltration grades in lumbar paraspinal muscles observed on a lumbar spine CT, imaged with a 64-slice CT scanner (Philips Medical, Brilliance Power 64). (a) A 23-year-old male; (b) a 61-year-old male; (c) a 72-year-old female.

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