Ultrasound and MRI measured changes in muscle mass gives different estimates but similar conclusions: a Bayesian approach

Jeremy P Loenneke, Scott J Dankel, Zachary W Bell, Robert W Spitz, Takashi Abe, Tomohiro Yasuda

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to use a Bayesian approach to compare the relative change in muscle size between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound measured muscle thickness (MTH) following 6 weeks of concentric and eccentric blood flow restricted exercise. Changes at each site were as follows: concentric 50% site (MRI: 10.2%, MTH: 8.7%), concentric 10 cm site (MRI: 12%, MTH: 4.5%), eccentric 50% site (MRI: -1.7%, MTH: 2.6%), and eccentric 10 cm site (MRI: 5.2%, MTH: 0.5%). When testing the difference between estimates using a default prior of 0.707, we provided evidence that the estimate at the 50% site of the concentric arm was similar between ultrasound and MRI [Median % (95% credible interval): -1.1 (-8.2, 5.8)]. However, evidence for other sites suggested differences or a degree of uncertainty. Both methods produce similar conclusions about the presence of growth but the magnitude of that change appears different at most sites.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1203-1205
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume73
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019

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