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Shaikh N, Yung A, Zhang H, Street J, Laule C, Oxland T, Wilson DR. Muscle activity with 0.5 T upright MRI-DESS to measure T 2 in biceps and triceps. J Orthop Res 2023; 41:698-704. [PMID: 35716162 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine if muscle activity of the biceps followed by isometric flexion changes T2 measured in the biceps. It is hypothesized that an increase in T2 will be observed in the biceps but not in the triceps after flexion exercise. Ten healthy volunteers were imaged with a one-channel neck coil while seated in a 0.5 T upright open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner using a three-dimensional double echo steady-state (DESS) sequence. Volunteers were imaged while relaxing their arm for 10, 20, and 30 min during an isometric biceps flexion immediately following performance of biceps curls to exhaustion, and again after relaxing for 10 and 20 min. Voxel-wise T2 was calculated by fitting to a DESS signal equation in regions segmented at muscle centers to determine mean T2 . During isometric biceps flexion immediately following biceps curls, mean T2 increased (average 33%, p < 0.05) in the biceps but not in the triceps. By 20 min after curls, mean T2 decreased (p < 0.05), and was near preactivity values. In contrast, there was no change in triceps T2 across any activity or postactivity time points. Intra-rater repeatability was excellent (ICC: 0.90-0.97). This study demonstrated that measuring T2 in an active muscle is feasible using a DESS sequence in an upright open MRI scanner. This could enable the study of muscle function while the muscle is working and weight-bearing, rather than of the "fatigue" of the muscles after activity. In comparison to electromyography, MRI also enables the study of deep muscles and allows simultaneous assessment of activity and function.
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- Noor Shaikh
- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- UBC MRI Research Center, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Yamaguchi S, Watanabe M, Hattori Y. Statistical parametric mapping of three-dimensional local activity distribution of skeletal muscle using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Sci Rep 2021; 11:4808. [PMID: 33637801 PMCID: PMC7910551 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84247-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Analysis of the internal local activity distribution in human skeletal muscles is important for managing muscle fatigue/pain and dysfunction. However, no method is established for three-dimensional (3D) statistical analysis of features of activity regions common to multiple subjects during voluntary motor tasks. We investigated the characteristics of muscle activity distribution from the data of ten healthy subjects (29 ± 1 year old, 2 women) during voluntary teeth clenching under two different occlusal conditions by applying spatial normalization and statistical parametric mapping (SPM) to analysis of muscle functional magnetic resonance imaging (mfMRI) using increase in transverse relaxation time (T2) of the skeletal muscle induced by exercise. The expansion of areas with significant T2 increase was observed in the masticatory muscles after clenching with molar loss comparing with intact dentition. The muscle activity distribution characteristics common to a group of subjects, i.e., the active region in the temporal muscle ipsilateral to the side with the molar loss and medial pterygoid muscle contralateral to the side with the molar loss, were clarified in 3D by applying spatial normalization and SPM to mfMRI analysis. This method might elucidate the functional distribution within the muscles and the localized muscular activity related to skeletal muscle disorders.
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- Satoshi Yamaguchi
- Division of Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Division of Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.,Institute of Living and Environmental Sciences, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, 9-1-1 Sakura-ga-oka, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8557, Japan
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- Division of Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan
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Fouré A, Troter A, Ogier AC, Guye M, Gondin J, Bendahan D. Spatial difference can occur between activated and damaged muscle areas following electrically‐induced isometric contractions. J Physiol 2019; 597:4227-4236. [DOI: 10.1113/jp278205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Alexandre Fouré
- Aix‐Marseille UniversitéCNRS, CRMBM UMR 7339 13385 Marseille France
- APHMHôpital Universitaire Timone CEMEREM 13005 Marseille France
- Université de Lyon (UCBL1)Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la MotricitéEA7424 Villeurbanne France
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- Aix‐Marseille UniversitéCNRS, CRMBM UMR 7339 13385 Marseille France
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- Aix‐Marseille UniversitéUniversité de Toulon, CNRS LIS UMR 7020 13385 Marseille France
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- Aix‐Marseille UniversitéCNRS, CRMBM UMR 7339 13385 Marseille France
- APHMHôpital Universitaire Timone CEMEREM 13005 Marseille France
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- Aix‐Marseille UniversitéCNRS, CRMBM UMR 7339 13385 Marseille France
- Institut NeuroMyoGène, Université de Lyon (UCBL1)CNRS 5310 INSERM U1217 Lyon France
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- Aix‐Marseille UniversitéCNRS, CRMBM UMR 7339 13385 Marseille France
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Kumaravel M, Bawa P, Murai N. Magnetic resonance imaging of muscle injury in elite American football players: Predictors for return to play and performance. Eur J Radiol 2018; 108:155-164. [PMID: 30396649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Muscle injury accounts for about one-third of total sports-related injuries. The lower limb muscles have one of the highest predisposition for injury in high-level professional athletic sports, such as the National Football League. The commonest group of muscles injured among football players include the hamstrings, followed by the quadriceps. Muscle injuries lead to significant time, off the field and affect return to play. Sports physicians and teams have been keen on assessing such injuries and also relying on multiple tools to safely return the player back to the field. MRI plays a key role in evaluation, follow-up, and assessment for return to play (RTP). In this review, we will discuss details of muscle anatomy, incidence of muscle injuries, injury mechanisms, and use of MRI in assessment, grading, follow-up and in predicting the natural course of muscle injuries in the high-end athletic players. While the use of MRI is clear in diagnosis, and for follow up of muscle injuries, there is some limitation in its ability to predict RTP, based on current MRI classification systems. Footballers who have clinical injuries without MRI evidence of significant muscle injury (grade 0 and 1) have a shorter period of RTP. Injuries classified as high grade (3 and 4) on MRI do not correlate well with time to RTP. Further trials are required to improve the capability of MRI in its prediction of RTP.
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- Manickam Kumaravel
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin street MSB 2.130B, Houston, TX 77030 USA.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin street MSB 2.130B, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin street MSB 2.130B, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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Kalia V, Leung DG, Sneag DB, Del Grande F, Carrino JA. Advanced MRI Techniques for Muscle Imaging. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2017; 21:459-469. [PMID: 28772322 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AbstractAdvanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques can evaluate a wide array of muscle pathologies including acute or chronic muscle injury, musculotendinous response to injury, intramuscular collections and soft tissue masses, and others. In recent years, MRI has played a more important role in muscle disease diagnosis and monitoring. MRI provides excellent spatial and contrast resolution and helps direct optimal sites for muscle biopsy. Whole-body MRI now helps identify signature patterns of muscular involvement in large anatomical regions with relative ease. Quantitative MRI has advanced the evaluation and disease tracking of muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration in entities such as muscular dystrophies. Multivoxel magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) now allows a more thorough, complete evaluation of a muscle of interest without the inherent sampling bias of single-voxel MRS or biopsy. Diffusion MRI allows quantification of muscle inflammation and capillary perfusion as well as muscle fiber tracking.
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- Vivek Kalia
- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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- The Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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- Servizio si Radiologia del Sottoceneri, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Robinson P, Tol JL, Regatte RR, Crema MD. Imaging of Muscle Injuries in Sports Medicine: Sports Imaging Series. Radiology 2017; 282:646-663. [PMID: 28218878 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017160267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In sports-related muscle injuries, the main goal of the sports medicine physician is to return the athlete to competition-balanced against the need to prevent the injury from worsening or recurring. Prognosis based on the available clinical and imaging information is crucial. Imaging is crucial to confirm and assess the extent of sports-related muscle injuries and may help to guide management, which directly affects the prognosis. This is especially important when the diagnosis or grade of injury is unclear, when recovery is taking longer than expected, and when interventional or surgical management may be necessary. Several imaging techniques are widely available, with ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging currently the most frequently applied in sports medicine. This state of the art review will discuss the main imaging modalities for the assessment of sports-related muscle injuries, including advanced imaging techniques, with the focus on the clinical relevance of imaging features of muscle injuries. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.
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- Ali Guermazi
- From the Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118 (A.G., F.W.R., M.D.C.); Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany (F.W.R.); Musculoskeletal Centre X-Ray Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, England (P.R.); Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, England (P.R.); Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar (J.L.T.); The Sports Physician Group, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); Amsterdam Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY (R.R.R.); and Department of Radiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France (M.D.C.)
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- From the Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118 (A.G., F.W.R., M.D.C.); Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany (F.W.R.); Musculoskeletal Centre X-Ray Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, England (P.R.); Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, England (P.R.); Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar (J.L.T.); The Sports Physician Group, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); Amsterdam Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY (R.R.R.); and Department of Radiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France (M.D.C.)
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- From the Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118 (A.G., F.W.R., M.D.C.); Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany (F.W.R.); Musculoskeletal Centre X-Ray Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, England (P.R.); Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, England (P.R.); Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar (J.L.T.); The Sports Physician Group, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); Amsterdam Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY (R.R.R.); and Department of Radiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France (M.D.C.)
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- From the Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118 (A.G., F.W.R., M.D.C.); Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany (F.W.R.); Musculoskeletal Centre X-Ray Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, England (P.R.); Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, England (P.R.); Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar (J.L.T.); The Sports Physician Group, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); Amsterdam Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY (R.R.R.); and Department of Radiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France (M.D.C.)
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- From the Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118 (A.G., F.W.R., M.D.C.); Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany (F.W.R.); Musculoskeletal Centre X-Ray Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, England (P.R.); Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, England (P.R.); Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar (J.L.T.); The Sports Physician Group, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); Amsterdam Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY (R.R.R.); and Department of Radiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France (M.D.C.)
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- From the Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118 (A.G., F.W.R., M.D.C.); Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany (F.W.R.); Musculoskeletal Centre X-Ray Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, England (P.R.); Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, England (P.R.); Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar (J.L.T.); The Sports Physician Group, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); Amsterdam Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J.L.T.); New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY (R.R.R.); and Department of Radiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France (M.D.C.)
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Fouré A, Duhamel G, Vilmen C, Bendahan D, Jubeau M, Gondin J. Fast measurement of the quadriceps femoris muscle transverse relaxation time at high magnetic field using segmented echo-planar imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging 2016; 45:356-368. [DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Alexandre Fouré
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CRMBM UMR; 7339 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CRMBM UMR; 7339 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CRMBM UMR; 7339 Marseille France
- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire “Motricité, Interactions, Performance,”; Nantes France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CRMBM UMR; 7339 Marseille France
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Crema MD, Yamada AF, Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Skaf AY. Imaging techniques for muscle injury in sports medicine and clinical relevance. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 2015; 8:154-61. [PMID: 25708212 DOI: 10.1007/s12178-015-9260-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound are the imaging modalities of choice to assess muscle injuries in athletes. Most authors consider MRI as the reference standard for evaluation of muscle injuries, since it superiorly depicts the extent of injuries independently of its temporal evolution, and due to the fact that MRI seems to be more sensitive for the detection of minimal injuries. Furthermore, MRI may potentially allow sports medicine physicians to more accurately estimate recovery times of athletes sustaining muscle injuries in the lower limbs, as well as the risk of re-injury. However, based on data available, the specific utility of imaging (including MRI) regarding its prognostic value remains limited and controversial. Although high-quality imaging is systematically performed in professional athletes and data extracted from it may potentially help to plan and guide management of muscle injuries, clinical (and functional) assessment is still the most valuable tool to guide return to competition decisions.
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- Michel D Crema
- Department of Radiology, Hospital do Coração (HCor) and Teleimagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil,
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Hiepe P, Gussew A, Rzanny R, Anders C, Walther M, Scholle HC, Reichenbach JR. Interrelations of muscle functional MRI, diffusion-weighted MRI and (31) P-MRS in exercised lower back muscles. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2014; 27:958-970. [PMID: 24953438 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Exercise-induced changes of transverse proton relaxation time (T2 ), tissue perfusion and metabolic turnover were investigated in the lower back muscles of volunteers by applying muscle functional MRI (mfMRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) before and after as well as dynamic (31) P-MRS during the exercise. Inner (M. multifidus, MF) and outer lower back muscles (M. erector spinae, ES) were examined in 14 healthy young men performing a sustained isometric trunk-extension. Significant phosphocreatine (PCr) depletions ranging from 30% (ES) to 34% (MF) and Pi accumulations between 95% (left ES) and 120%-140% (MF muscles and right ES) were observed during the exercise, which were accompanied by significantly decreased pH values in all muscles (∆pH ≈ -0.05). Baseline T2 values were similar across all investigated muscles (approximately 27 ms at 3 T), but revealed right-left asymmetric increases (T2 ,inc ) after the exercise (right ES/MF: T2 ,inc = 11.8/9.7%; left ES/MF: T2 ,inc = 4.6/8.9%). Analyzed muscles also showed load-induced increases in molecular diffusion D (p = .007) and perfusion fraction f (p = .002). The latter parameter was significantly higher in the MF than in the ES muscles both at rest and post exercise. Changes in PCr (p = .03), diffusion (p < .01) and perfusion (p = .03) were strongly associated with T2,inc , and linear mixed model analysis revealed that changes in PCr and perfusion both affect T2,inc (p < .001). These findings support previous assumptions that T2 changes are not only an intra-cellular phenomenon resulting from metabolic stress but are also affected by increased perfusion in loaded muscles.
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- Patrick Hiepe
- Medical Physics Group, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology I, Center of Radiology, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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Grenier R, Périé D, Gilbert G, Beaudoin G, Curnier D. Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Muscles from Multi-Parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/jbise.2014.78060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hedayatpour N, Falla D. Non-uniform muscle adaptations to eccentric exercise and the implications for training and sport. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2011; 22:329-33. [PMID: 22192598 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Revised: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Due to the variations in morphological and architectural characteristics of fibers within a skeletal muscle, regions of a muscle may be differently affected by eccentric exercise. Although eccentric exercise may be beneficial for increasing muscle mass and can be beneficial for the treatment of tendinopathies, the non-uniform effect of eccentric exercise results in regional muscle damage and as a consequence, non-uniform changes in muscle activation. This regional muscle weakness can contribute to muscle strength imbalances and may potentially alter the load distribution on joint structures, increasing the risk of injury. In this brief review, the non-uniform effects of eccentric exercise are reviewed and their implications for training and sport are considered.
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Schraml C, Schwenzer NF, Martirosian P, Claussen CD, Schick F. Temporal course of perfusion in human masseter muscle during isometric contraction assessed by arterial spin labeling at 3T. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2011; 24:201-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10334-011-0254-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yamaguchi S, Itoh S, Watanabe Y, Tsuboi A, Watanabe M. Quantitative analysis of masticatory activity during unilateral mastication using muscle fMRI. Oral Dis 2010; 17:407-13. [PMID: 21114592 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Quantitative analysis of the activities of all masticatory muscles is required to elucidate the mechanism of stomatognathic dysfunction. Electromyography can be used to record the activity of masticatory muscles, but quantification of the overall activity of every masticatory muscle has not been accomplished because of methodological limitations. In this study, we used muscle functional magnetic resonance imaging for simultaneous quantification of the overall activities of the masseter, medial pterygoid and lateral pterygoid muscles during unilateral gum chewing. METHODS Seven healthy male volunteers participated in the study. We evaluated changes in the mean proton transverse relaxation time in the bilateral masseter, medial pterygoid and lateral pterygoid muscles before and after unilateral gum chewing, and to quantify the overall activity of these muscles simultaneously during unilateral gum chewing. RESULTS After 5 min of chewing, the activity of the ipsilateral masseter was highest among the six muscles, followed by the ipsilateral medial pterygoid, contralateral lateral pterygoid and contralateral masseter muscles. CONCLUSION These results affirm the importance of the ipsilateral masseter muscle and quantitatively demonstrate the important contribution of the ipsilateral medial pterygoid and contralateral lateral pterygoid muscles during unilateral mastication.
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- S Yamaguchi
- Division of Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
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