Abstract #2778

Quantification of soft tissue of the buttocks in a seated position

Jill M Slade¹, Nkhensani Mogale², Daniel Schanz¹, Viktor Ilyasov¹, Justin Scott³, Albert van Schoor², and Tamara R Bush³

¹Radiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, ²University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, ³Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State Univerisity, East Lansing, MI, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: MSK, MuscleMRI is well suited to quantify soft tissue but challenges remain in using MRI to address soft tissue in a seated position and for studying how tissue responds to loading. IDEAL and T1 weighted images were used to quantify apparent fat fraction and soft tissue thicknesses of the buttocks in a side lying position with the tissue unloaded and loaded. Tissue compression during loading predominantly reflected changes in the muscle and tendon. Intramuscular fat was not related to the change in muscle/tendon. These methods may be useful to study soft tissue in populations at risk for pressure ulcer development.

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