PURPOSE: To determine the minimum water percentage in a muscle region of interest that would allow diffusion tensor (DT-) MRI data to reflect the diffusion properties of pure muscle accurately. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Proton density-weighted images with and without fat saturation were obtained at the mid-thigh in four subjects. Co-registered DT-MR images were used to calculate the diffusion tensor's eigenvalues and fractional anisotropy. RESULTS: The eigenvalues transitioned monotonically as a function of water signal percentage from values near to those expected for pure fat to those for pure muscle. Also, the fractional anisotropy transitioned monotonically from 0.50 (fat) to 0.20 (muscle). For water signal percentages >55%, none of the diffusion indices differed significantly from those for regions of >90% muscle. CONCLUSION: Accounting for the T1 and T2 values of muscle and fat and the pulse sequence properties, it is concluded that, as a conservative estimate, regions must contain at least 76% muscle tissue to reflect the diffusion properties of pure muscle accurately.
PURPOSE: To determine the minimum water percentage in a muscle region of interest that would allow diffusion tensor (DT-) MRI data to reflect the diffusion properties of pure muscle accurately. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Proton density-weighted images with and without fat saturation were obtained at the mid-thigh in four subjects. Co-registered DT-MR images were used to calculate the diffusion tensor's eigenvalues and fractional anisotropy. RESULTS: The eigenvalues transitioned monotonically as a function of water signal percentage from values near to those expected for pure fat to those for pure muscle. Also, the fractional anisotropy transitioned monotonically from 0.50 (fat) to 0.20 (muscle). For water signal percentages >55%, none of the diffusion indices differed significantly from those for regions of >90% muscle. CONCLUSION: Accounting for the T1 and T2 values of muscle and fat and the pulse sequence properties, it is concluded that, as a conservative estimate, regions must contain at least 76% muscle tissue to reflect the diffusion properties of pure muscle accurately.
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