The Individual and Joint Associations of Sarcopenic Obesity and Malnutrition on Predicting the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the individual and joint associations of malnutrition and obesity on predicting the severity and prognosis of acute pancreatitis (AP).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 240 AP patients was conducted. Malnutrition was diagnosed using Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria.

Cutoff Value of Psoas Muscle Area as Reduced Muscle Mass and Its Association with Acute Pancreatitis in China.

Objective: The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) has proposed criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition, one of which is reduced muscle mass. Computed tomography (CT) assessment of psoas muscle area (PMA) has been used to estimate muscle mass in patients, including those with acute pancreatitis (AP). The present study aimed to define the cutoff value of PMA indicative of reduced muscle mass in patients with AP and to assess the impact of reduced muscle mass on the severity and early complications of AP.

MRI measurement assessment on ischiofemoral impingement syndrome.

Background: To explore the value of MRI upon diagnosis of ischiofemoral impingement syndrome (IFI) and to recognise deformation or oedema of the quadratus femoris muscle. MRI applied to measure the ischial femoral space (IFS), the average width of quadratus femoral space (QFS), and the ischial intertuberal diameter.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out of 213 hip joints MRI images of 58 cases diagnosed with IFI and 61 cases of normal subjects.