Quantitative MRI and strength measurements in the assessment of muscle quality in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

BH Wokke, JC Van Den Bergen, MJ Versluis… - Neuromuscular …, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to assess leg muscle quality and give a detailed description of
leg muscle involvement in a series of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients using …

Progression and variation of fatty infiltration of the thigh muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a muscle magnetic resonance imaging study

W Li, Y Zheng, W Zhang, Z Wang, J Xiao… - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to assess the progression and variation of fatty infiltration of
the thigh muscles of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Muscle magnetic resonance …

Muscle MRI in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: evidence of a distinctive pattern

K Polavarapu, M Manjunath, V Preethish-Kumar… - Neuromuscular …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to describe the pattern of muscle involvement using MRI
findings and correlate with functional as well as muscle strength measurements. Fifty …

Three-point technique of fat quantification of muscle tissue as a marker of disease progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: preliminary study

TAL Wren, S Bluml, L Tseng-Ong… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Clinical trials involving patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are
hindered by the lack of suitable objective end points. The purpose of this study was to …

Muscle damage progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy evaluated by a new quantitative computed tomography method

M Liu, N Chino, T Ishihara - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 1993 - Elsevier
The progression of muscle damage was studied in the lower extremity and trunk muscles of
patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with a new quantitative computed …

Muscle MRI: a biomarker of disease severity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? A systematic review

J Ropars, F Gravot, D Ben Salem, F Rousseau… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess the evidence of a relationship between muscle MRI and disease
severity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Methods We conducted a systematic …

Lower leg muscle involvement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an MR imaging and spectroscopy study

M Torriani, E Townsend, BJ Thomas, MA Bredella… - Skeletal radiology, 2012 - Springer
Objective To describe the involvement of lower leg muscles in boys with Duchenne
muscular dystrophy (DMD) by using MR imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) correlated …

Muscle fat-fraction and mapping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: evaluation of disease distribution and correlation with clinical assessments: preliminary experience

M Gaeta, S Messina, A Mileto, GL Vita, G Ascenti… - Skeletal radiology, 2012 - Springer
Purpose To examine the usefulness of dual-echo dual-flip angle spoiled gradient recalled
(SPGR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique in quantifying muscle fat fraction …

Quantitative muscle MRI: a powerful surrogate outcome measure in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

U Bonati, P Hafner, S Schädelin, M Schmid… - Neuromuscular …, 2015 - Elsevier
In muscular dystrophies quantitative muscle MRI (qMRI) detects disease progression more
sensitively than clinical scores. This prospective one year observational study compared …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative muscle strength assessment in duchenne muscular dystrophy: longitudinal study and correlation with functional measures

A Lerario, S Bonfiglio, MP Sormani, A Tettamanti… - BMC neurology, 2012 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to perform a longitudinal assessment using
Quantitative Muscle Testing (QMT) in a cohort of ambulant boys affected by Duchenne …