AGE (2015) 37: 60 DOI 10.1007/s11357-015-9798-5

NMR imaging estimates of muscle volume and intramuscular fat infiltration in the thigh: variations with muscle, gender, and age Jean-Yves Hogrel & Yoann Barnouin & Noura Azzabou & Gillian Butler-Browne & Thomas Voit & Amélie Moraux & Gaëlle Leroux & Anthony Behin & Jamie S. McPhee & Pierre G. Carlier

Received: 14 April 2015 / Accepted: 25 May 2015 / Published online: 4 June 2015 # American Aging Association 2015

Abstract Muscle mass is particularly relevant to follow during aging, owing to its link with physical performance and autonomy. The objectives of this work were to assess muscle volume (MV) and intramuscular fat (IMF) for all the muscles of the thigh in a large population of young and elderly healthy individuals using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to test the effect of gender and age on MV and IMF and to determine the best representative slice for the estimation of MV and IMF. The study enrolled 105 healthy young (range 20–30 years) and older (range

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NMR imaging estimates of muscle volume and intramuscular fat infiltration in the thigh: variations with muscle, gender, and age.

Muscle mass is particularly relevant to follow during aging, owing to its link with physical performance and autonomy. The objectives of this work wer...
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