Dixon-based MRI for assessment of muscle-fat content in phantoms, healthy volunteers and patients with achillodynia: comparison to visual assessment of calf muscle quality.

Objectives: To quantify the muscle fat-content (MFC) in phantoms, volunteers and patients with achillodynia using two-point Dixon-based magnetic resonance imaging (2pt-MRIDIXON) in comparison to MR spectroscopy (MRS) and visual assessment of MFC.Methods: Two-point Dixon-based MRI was used to measure...

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Publicado en:European Radiology Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1366 - 1376
Autores principales: Fischer, Michael A, Pfirrmann, Christian W A, Espinosa, Norman, Raptis, Dimitri A, Buck, Florian M
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2014
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