• A novel MRI index for paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration: reliability and relation to pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis: results from a multicentre study 

      BANITALEBI, HASAN; Aaen, Jørn Ståle; Storheim, Kjersti; Negård, Anne; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Grotle, Margreth; Hellum, Christian; Espeland, Ansgar; Anvar, Masoud D; Indrekvam, Kari; Weber, Clemens; Brox, Jens Ivar; Brisby, Helena; Hermansen, Erland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles may play a role in pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis. We assessed the reliability and association with clinical symptoms of a method for assessing fatty ...
    • Reliability of preoperative MRI findings in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis 

      Banitalebi, Hasan; Espeland, Ansgar; Anvar, Masoud D; Hermansen, Erland; Hellum, Christian; Brox, Jens Ivar; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Indrekvam, Kari; Brisby, Helena; Weber, Clemens; Aaen, Jørn Ståle; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Grundnes, Oliver; Negård, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an important tool in preoperative evaluation of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Reported reliability of various MRI findings in LSS varies from fair to excellent. ...