Stimulated echo diffusion tensor imaging and SPAIR T2-weighted imaging in chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg muscles

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1073-1082

  Sigmund, Eric E ^a   Sui, Dabang ^a   Ukpebor, Obehi ^a   Baete, Steven ^a   Fieremans, Els ^a   Babb, James S ^a   Mechlin, Michael ^a   Liu, Kecheng ^b   Kwon, Jane ^a   McGorty, Kellyanne ^c   Hodnett, Philip A ^a   Bencardino, Jenny ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic exertional compartment syndrome; DTI; exercise; skeletal muscle; stimulated echo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STEADY STATE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

CHRONIC EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DTI; EXERCISE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STIMULATED ECHO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886832102     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24060     Document Type: Article

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