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Validation of diffusion tensor MRI-based muscle fiber tracking.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12111936     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Diffusion-tensor (DT) MRI fiber tracking may potentially be used for in vivo structural analysis. The purpose of this study was to assess quantitatively the ability of a DT-MRI fiber-tracking algorithm to measure the fiber orientation (pennation) in skeletal muscle in vivo. In five adult Sprague-Dawley rats, the pennation angle (theta) was measured in the rat lateral gastrocnemius with DT-MRI (theta(DT-MRI)) and by direct anatomical inspection (DAI) (theta(DAI)). The mean theta(DT-MRI) was not significantly different from the mean theta(DAI). In addition, the two methods were highly correlated (r = 0.89) and the regression of theta(DT-MRI) on theta(DAI) resulted in a slope not significantly different from 1 and an intercept not significantly different from zero. These data indicate that DT-MRI-based fiber tracking as implemented here is a valid tool for in vivo structural analysis of small-animal skeletal muscle.
Authors:
Bruce M Damon; Zhaohua Ding; Adam W Anderson; Andrea S Freyer; John C Gore
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0740-3194     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  2002 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-07-11     Completed Date:  2002-09-17     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  97-104     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8042, USA. bdamon@boreas.med.yale.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / cytology*
Muscle, Skeletal / cytology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
F32 AR08614/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; NS34834/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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