Non-invasive assessment of skeletal muscle fibrosis in mice using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound shear wave elastography

Abstract Fibrosis is a key pathological feature in muscle disorders, but its quantification mainly relies on histological and biochemical assays. Muscle fibrosis most frequently is entangled with other pathological processes, as cell membrane lesions, inflammation, necrosis, regeneration, or fatty i...

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Main Authors: Aurea B. Martins-Bach, Damien Bachasson, Ericky C. A. Araujo, Lucas Soustelle, Paulo Loureiro de Sousa, Yves Fromes, Pierre G. Carlier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78747-8