Quantitative Muscle MRI in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases—Association of Muscle Proton Density Fat Fraction with Semi-Quantitative Grading of Fatty Infiltration and Muscle Strength at the Thigh Region

Quantitative Muscle MRI in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases—Association of Muscle Proton Density Fat Fraction with Semi-Quantitative Grading of Fatty Infiltration and Muscle Strength at the Thigh Region

(1) Background and Purpose: The skeletal muscles of patients suffering from neuromuscular diseases (NMD) are affected by atrophy, hypertrophy, fatty infiltration, and edematous changes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important tool for diagnosis and monitoring. Concerning fatty infiltration,...

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Main Authors: Sarah Schlaeger, Nico Sollmann, Agnes Zoffl, Edoardo Aitala Becherucci, Dominik Weidlich, Elisabeth Kottmaier, Isabelle Riederer, Tobias Greve, Federica Montagnese, Marcus Deschauer, Benedikt Schoser, Claus Zimmer, Dimitrios C. Karampinos, Jan S. Kirschke, Thomas Baum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
chemical shift encoding-based water-fat MRI
neuromuscular diseases
proton density fat fraction
quantitative MRI
thigh musculature
muscle strength
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/6/1056

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