Big bones mean big muscles: an MRI-based dataset of muscle-bone-body size relationships across 70 human muscles of the upper limb, trunk, and lower limb
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study presents the most comprehensive in vivo dataset of full-body muscle and bone volumes in healthy adults, showing that skeletal dimensions are the strongest predictors of muscularity, with height × mass emerging as the second-best predictor.
Source: Journal of Applied Physiology
Authors: Lara Riem, Megan Pinette, Olivia DuCharme, Valeria Pabon, Jacob Morris, Ashley Coggins, Liza Harold, Kathryn Eve Costanzo, Matthew Cousins, Raina Hein, Matt Rhodes, Eline Lievens, Rajvi Shah, Xue Feng, Savannah Benusa, Tim Breeding, Michael D. Nelson, Wim Derave, Silvia S. Blemker
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4417047777