… ,1 SOGOL MOSTOUFI-MOAB,2 GHAITH NOAISEH,3 ELENA TARATUTA,4 WOOJIN KIM,4 …
E-mail: bakerjo@uphs.upenn.edu. Submitted for publication April 8, 2013; accepted in re…

Scoliosis is a disease estimated to affect more than 8% of adults in the United States. It is
diagnosed with use of radiography by means of manual measurement of the angle between …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) is associated with adverse body composition profiles
and low muscle density due to the accumulation of intramuscular fat. Linear regression was …

Purpose To construct and evaluate the efficacy of a deep learning system to rapidly and
automatically locate six vertebral landmarks, which are used to measure vertebral body heights, …

Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with muscle loss, osteoporosis, and
fracture. We examined associations between skeletal muscle mass, strength, and quality and …

Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with low muscle mass and density. The
objective of our study was to evaluate associations between 2 serum biomarkers [insulin-like …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with low muscle density due to the
accumulation of intramuscular fat. The present study was undertaken to identify predictors of …

Ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and first pass observation of an interstitial contrast
agent are currently being used to study myocardial perfusion. Image intensity, however, …

Purpose Fluorine-18-sodium fluoride-PET ([18 F] NaF-PET) facilitates direct assessment of
subchondral bone formation to evaluate degeneration in articulating joints. No standards …

Objective This study evaluated associations between fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-21, an
adipokine associated with metabolic stress, and adverse longitudinal changes in body …