Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Espeland, Ansgar"
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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 (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-20)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 ... -
Preoperative fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscles assessed by MRI is associated with less improvement of leg pain 2 years after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis
Banitalebi, Hasan; Hermansen, Erland; Hellum, Christian; Espeland, Ansgar; Storheim, Kjersti; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Indrekvam, Kari; Brisby, Helena; Weber, Clemens; Anvar, Masoud; Aaen, Jørn Ståle; Negård, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Abstract Purpose Fatty infiltration (FI) of the paraspinal muscles may associate with pain and surgical complications in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We evaluated the prognostic influence of MRI-assessed ... -
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. ...