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MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Denervated and Reinnervated Skeletal Muscles: Experimental Study in Rats

Yoshito Kikuchi, Toshiyasu Nakamura, Shinichiro Takayama, Yukio Horiuchi, Yoshiaki Toyama

Radiology · 2003 · 71 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Changes in signal intensity on T2-weighted MR images that are related to denervation may result from an increase of extracellular fluid space. MR imaging clearly demonstrates that changes in rat skeletal muscle are reversed when the nerve heals and reinnervation proceeds.

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