[CT and magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy for non-invasive study of regeneration of skeletal musculature after intensive therapy].
A 50 year old man was treated in the intensive care unit. Due to a prolonged catabolic state with a loss of 35 kg of body weight, he was practically paralyzed following 70 days of treatment. After 200 days of intensive physical training, he had recuperated remarkably. CT-scans before and after the physical training revealed 90-180% increase in the muscles examined. At the femoral level the muscle/fat ratio increased from 40% to 70%, indicating less atrophy. MR-imaging of the crural muscles showed a substantial increase in the muscle mass after training. MR-fat/water proton spectra showed a decrease in the relative fat content from 0.31 to 0.13 during training, objectively measuring the remission of the severe atrophy.


CONCLUSIONS
CT- and MR-techniques can be used for objective, non-invasive, evaluations of muscle condition, and MR-proton spektroscopy can probably be used for following the remission of muscle atrophy during physical training.
Bülow
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Københavns Amts Sygehus i Herlev, anaestesiologisk afdeling.
Kanstrup
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L
Henriksen
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Ingemann-Jensen
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L
Qvist
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J
D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012038:Regeneration; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
CT og magnetisk resonansbilleddannelse og-spektroskopi anvendt til ikkeinvasiv undersøgelse af skeletmuskulaturs regeneration efter intensiv terapi.