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Abstract #3251

Diffusion Property Differences of the Lower Leg Musculature Between Athletes and Non-Athletes Using 1.5T MRI

Yoshikazu Okamoto1, Shintaro Mori2, Yuka Kujiraoka3

1University of Tsukuba Hospital , Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; 2University of Tsukuba, Japan; 3Tsukuba Memorial Hopital, Japan

FA, the three eigenvalues, and ADC in the gastrocnemius medialis (GCM), gastrocnemius lateralis (GCL), soleus (SOL), and anterior tibialis (AT) muscles between 12 athletes (Group A) and 11 non-athletes (Group B), and between the right and left sides, were compared using two-factor fractional ANOVA.

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