Gender- and Age-Related Changes in Trunk Muscle Composition Using Chemical Shift Encoding-Based Water–Fat MRI

Gender- and Age-Related Changes in Trunk Muscle Composition Using Chemical Shift Encoding-Based Water–Fat MRI

Ageing, sarcopenia, and malnutrition are associated with quantitative and qualitative changes of body composition. There are several imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), for the assessment of trunk muscle tissue composition. In this study, we investigated the gender- and a...

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Main Authors: Egon Burian, Jan Syväri, Christina Holzapfel, Theresa Drabsch, Jan S. Kirschke, Ernst J. Rummeny, Claus Zimmer, Hans Hauner, Dimitrios C. Karampinos, Thomas Baum, Daniela Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
skeletal muscle
magnetic resonance imaging
muscular fat deposition
obesity
BMI
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/12/1972

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