Detection of neurogenic muscle diseases by in vitro 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and comparison with histopathologic patterns.

This paper deals with the possibility of using proton (1H) NMR as a diagnostic tool for discriminating between normal and diseased tissues. As an example, we analyze in vitro the 1H NMR response of muscle from patients with neurogenic muscle diseases. It is suggested that there is correlation between the tissue morphology and some details of the proton relaxation processes. Our findings can be of relevance to a clinical application of NMR tomography.