Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
367-03-004 ISMRM Abstract

Noninvasive assessment of human skeletal muscle fiber type after biopsy using diffusion tensor imaging and Q-space imaging

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Muscle
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
367-03-004 · Muscle Microstructure and Deformation · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–2:45 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Q-space imaging (QSI) Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
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Koyo Mizuta 1,2, Noriyuki Fuku3, Eri Miyamoto3, Toshinori Yoshihara3, Kaito Shiraishi3, Mizuho Fuku4,5, Mizuki Takaragawa5,6, Nobuaki Mizuguchi7, Akifumi Hagiwara1, Junko Kikuta1, Shuhei Shibukawa8, Kaito Takabayashi1, Takafumi Kitagawa1, Rui Zou1,2, Takuya Ozawa1, Naohisa Hara1,2, Hiroshi Kusahara9, Ryutaro Yano10, Junichi Hata11, Hidefumi Waki3, Shigeki Aoki1,2,12, Koji Kamagata1
1Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
2Data Science, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
3Juntendo University Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Chiba, Japan
4Tsudanuma Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
5Juntendo University Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Chiba, Japan
6Shukutoku University School of Nutrition, Chiba, Japan
7Juntendo University Juntendo Administration for Sports, Health and Medical Sciences, Chiba, Japan
8Radiological Technology, Juntendo University Faculty of Health Science, Tokyo, Japan
9Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan
10Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, Japan
11Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
12Juntendo University Faculty of Health Data Science, Chiba, Japan
Presenting Author: Koyo Mizuta

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