Mapping fiber orientation in human muscle by proton MR spectroscopic imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 424-432

  Vermathen, Peter ^a   Boesch, Chris ^a   Kreis, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Creatine; Dipolar coupling; Fiber orientation; MR spectroscopic imaging; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLITES;

CREATINE; DIPOLAR COUPLINGS; INTER-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; METABOLITE CONCENTRATIONS; MR SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; MUSCLE FIBER ORIENTATIONS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

MUSCLE;

CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MUSCLE CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0037370523     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10396     Document Type: Article

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