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Abstract #3495

Optimizing Diffusion Weighted Imaging of Skeletal Muscle.

Martijn Froeling1, Gustav J. Strijkers2, Aart J. Nederveen3, Peter R. Luijten4

1Department of Radiology, Universiy Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht,, Netherlands; 2Biomedical NMR, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands; 3Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4Department of Radiology, Universiy Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

The purpose of this educational poster is to define a framework for choosing the most optimal protocol for diffusion-weighted MRI of skeletal muscle.

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