Multiparametric quantitative MRI assessment of thigh muscles in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2A and 2B.

Filippo ArrigoniAlberto De LucaDaniele VelardoFrancesca MagriSandra GandossiniAnnamaria RussoMartijn FroelingAlessandra BertoldoAlexander LeemansNereo BresolinGrazia D'angelo

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2018)

qMRI measures may help to quantify muscular degeneration, but careful interpretation is needed when fat infiltration is massive. Muscle Nerve 58: 550-558, 2018.

Keyphrases

muscular dystrophy
duchenne muscular dystrophy
contrast enhanced
adipose tissue
magnetic resonance imaging
skeletal muscle
high resolution
resistance training
diffusion weighted imaging
peripheral nerve
fatty acid
soft tissue
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry
body composition