Quantitative Muscle MRI Protocol as Possible Biomarker in Becker Muscular Dystrophy.

Lorenzo MaggiMarco MoscatelliRita FrangiamoreFederica MazziMattia VerriAlberto De LucaMaria Barbara PasanisiGiovanni BaranelloIrene TramacereLuisa ChiappariniMaria Grazia BruzzoneRenato MantegazzaDomenico Aquino

Published in: Clinical neuroradiology (2020)

Muscle FF, T2-relaxometry and DTI, seem to be a promising biomarker to assess BMD disease severity, although further studies are needed to evaluate changes over the time.

Keyphrases

muscular dystrophy
skeletal muscle
duchenne muscular dystrophy
magnetic resonance imaging
randomized controlled trial
contrast enhanced
high resolution
computed tomography
white matter
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry