Lipid content in the musculature of the lower leg assessed by fat selective MRI: Intra‐ and interindividual differences and correlation with anthropometric and metabolic data

Abstract

The fat-selective MRI technique allows a reliable non-invasive measure of muscular lipids - even in muscle groups with inherent low LC - within a relatively short measurement time of about three minutes. The presented data reveal interesting interrelationships between LC and anthropometric and metabolic data, and therefore provide new insight into muscular fat metabolism.