Quantitative MRI and loss of free ambulation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Fischmann A, Hafner P, Gloor M, Schmid M, Klein A, Pohlman U, Waltz T, Gonzalez R, Haas T, Bieri O, Fischer D.
J Neurol. 2013. 260(4):969-74.
The purpose of this trial was to correlate quantitative MRI with functional abilities, evaluate using MFM in 22 ambulant or non-ambulant Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients.
Keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Neuromuscular diseases, Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, Ambulation
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