Evaluation of muscular changes by ultrasound Nakagami imaging in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Abstract Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common debilitating muscular disorder. Developing a noninvasive measure for monitoring the progression of this disease is critical. The present study tested the effectiveness of using ultrasound Nakagami imaging to evaluate the severity of the d...

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Main Authors: Wen-Chin Weng, Po-Hsiang Tsui, Chia-Wei Lin, Chun-Hao Lu, Chun-Yen Lin, Jeng-Yi Shieh, Frank Leigh Lu, Ting-Wei Ee, Kuan-Wen Wu, Wang-Tso Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04131-8