ArticleEuropean radiology2020
The repeatability of bilateral diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the upper leg muscles of healthy adults.
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objectivesAssessment of the repeatability of diffusion parameter estimations in the upper leg muscles of healthy adults over the time course of 2 weeks, from a simultaneous bilateral upper leg DTI measurement.
methodsSE-EPI DTI datasets were acquired at 3 T in the upper legs of 15 active adults at a time interval of 2 weeks. ROIs were manually drawn for four quadriceps and three hamstring muscles of both legs. The following DTI parameters were analyzed: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd eigenvalue (λ
resultsThe Bland-Altman analysis showed good repeatability of all DTI parameters except FA for both the IVIM-corrected and standard data. wsCV values show that MD has the highest repeatability (4.5% IVIM; 5.6% standard), followed by λ
conclusionsRepeatability was good for standard DTI data and slightly better for IVIM-corrected DTI data. Our protocol is suitable for DTI of the upper legs with overall good SNR. KEY POINTS: • The presented DTI protocol is repeatable and therefore suitable for bilateral DT imaging of the upper legs. • Additional B1
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