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Abstract #3086

Does Skeletal Muscle Contain Fast and Slow Diffusion Components in High B-Value Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI)?

Yoshikazu Okamoto1, Tomonori Isobe1, Yuji Hirano1

1University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

How slow and fast diffusion components work in the skeletal muscle?

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