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Abstract #3511

In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Human Thigh Muscles at 3.0 Tesla

Ke Li1, 2, Richard D. Dortch1, 2, Ha-Kyu Jeong1, 2, Amanda K.W. Buck1, 2, Theodore F. Towse, 23, Bruce M. Damon1, 2, Jane H. Park4

1Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 2Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 3Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 4Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

DT-MRI indices from the normal human thigh muscles have particular significance because of the proximal-to-distal presentation of many neuromuscular disorders, causing the thigh muscles to be an early site of pathology. In this work, DT-MRI has been performed in healthy thigh muscles at 3.0 T in order to investigate the normal values obtained by, and the repeatability of, this technique.

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