Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle

To compare the influence of two different regions of interest (ROIs) on diffusion tensor metrics in dystrophic thigh muscles using a custom-made (whole muscle) ROI including and a selective ROI excluding areas of fatty replacement. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and chemical-shift-encoded water-fat magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the thigh was conducted on a 3-Tesla system in 15 cases with muscular dystrophy and controls. The ROIs were...