Abstract
This review describes various quantitative magnetic resonance imaging techniques that can be used to objectively analyze the composition (T2 relaxation time mapping, Dixon imaging, and diffusion-weighted imaging), architecture (diffusion tensor imaging), mechanical properties (magnetic resonance elastography), and function (magnetic resonance spectroscopy) of normal and pathologic skeletal muscle in the pediatric population.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 721-742 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Radiologic Clinics of North America |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Diffusion tensor imaging
- Diffusion-weighted imaging
- Dixon imaging
- Magnetic resonance elastography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Skeletal muscle
- T2 relaxation time
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging