Longitudinal 2-point dixon muscle magnetic resonance imaging in becker muscular dystrophy

Bonati U, Schmid M, Hafner P, Haas T, Bieri O, Gloor M, Fischmann A, Fischer D.
Muscle Nerve. 2015. 51(6):918-21.
The aim of this study was to quantify the amount of fatty degeneration in the thigh and measure longitudinally the annual skeletal muscle changes in Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). The Motor Function Measure scale (MFM) was used for clinical assessment of the 3 patients included.

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Keywords: 2-point Dixon method, Becker muscular dystrophy, follow-up, muscle fat fraction, quantitative MRI

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