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In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy assessment for muscle metabolism in neuromuscular diseases.

Hsieh TJ, Wang CK, Chuang HY, Jong YJ, Li CW, Liu GC

Department of Medical Imaging, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.

Muscle metabolites were obtained by in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of 3 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), 6 patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and 10 normal volunteers. Patients with DMD and SMA had lower trimethyl amide (TMA)/water and TMA/total creatine (tCr) ratios but normal tCr/water ratios.

Published 27 August 2007 in J Pediatr, 151(3): 319-21.
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