Reduced T2* values in soleus muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Reduced T2* values in soleus muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Tissue water transverse relaxation times (T2) are highly sensitive to fluid and lipid accumulations in skeletal muscles whereas the related T2* is sensitive to changes in tissue oxygenation in addition to factors affecting T2. Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects muscles of lower extremities progressively...

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Main Authors: Chun S Zuo, Young-Hoon Sung, Donald C Simonson, Erin Habecker, Jian Wang, Charlotte Haws, Rosemond A Villafuerte, Michael E Henry, Robert L Dobbins, Rebecca J Hodge, Derek J R Nunez, Perry F Renshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3506632?pdf=render

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