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Respiratory magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Ami MankodiWilliam KovacsGina NoratoNathan HsiehW Patricia BandettiniCourtney A BishopHirity ShimellisRexford D NewbouldEunhee KimKenneth H FischbeckAndrew E AraiJianhua Yao
Published in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2017)
Cine breathing MRI allows independent and reliable assessment of the diaphragm and chest wall dynamics during the breathing cycle in DMD patients and controls. The MRI data indicate that ambulatory DMD patients breathe at lower lung volumes than controls when their FVC is in the normal range. The diaphragm moves normally, whereas chest wall motion is reduced in these boys with DMD.
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