Diffusion fractional anisotropy-based transformation in skeletal muscle caused by pressure.

Purpose: We used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to evaluate anisotropic changes in skeletal muscle cells under external pressure.

Materials And Methods: In 6 healthy volunteers, we compared DTI of the tibialis anterior (TA) and soleus (SOL) muscles under pressure. We performed imaging using a 1.

Characteristics of diffusion-weighted stimulated echo pulse sequence in human skeletal muscle.

The aim of our study was to simulate an effective diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) pulse sequence and to evaluate the best b value in skeletal muscle. The evaluated pulse sequences were spin echo (SE), stimulated echo (STE), and gradient-recalled echo (GRE). The signal intensity changed in some DWI pulse sequences when the b value was changed.