Lower leg muscle involvement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an MR imaging and spectroscopy study.

Objective: To describe the involvement of lower leg muscles in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by using MR imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) correlated to indices of functional status.Subjects and Methods: Nine boys with DMD (mean age, 11 years) and eight healthy age- and BMI-matched...

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Published in:Skeletal Radiology Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 437 - 446
Main Authors: Torriani M, Townsend E, Thomas BJ, Bredella MA, Ghomi RH, Tseng BS, Torriani, Martin, Townsend, Elise, Thomas, Bijoy J, Bredella, Miriam A, Ghomi, Reza H, Tseng, Brian S
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Apr2012
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