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Changes in lumbar muscle diffusion tensor indices with age.
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- Research progress of diffusion tensor imaging in lumbar degenerative diseases: a narrative review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Review
- Quantifying structural properties of forearm flexor muscles in individuals with hemiparetic cerebral palsy using diffusion tensor imaging.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- From Voxels to Physiology: A Review of Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications in Skeletal Muscle.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2025Review
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate differences in diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters and proton density fat fraction (PDFF) in the spinal muscles of younger and older adult males. Methods: Twelve younger (19-30 years) and 12 older (61-81years) healthy, physically active male participants underwent T1 Results: The ANOVA gave significant differences with age for all DTI parameters and the PDFF ( Conclusions: Differences in DTI parameters of muscle with age result from changes in both in the intra- and extra-cellular space and cannot be uniquely explained in terms of fibre length and diameter. Advances in knowledge: Previous studies looking at age have used small groups with uneven age spacing. Our study uses two well defined and separated age groups.
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