Abstract #1278

Gender- and age-related changes in trunk muscle composition using chemical shift encoding-based water-fat MRI

Egon Burian¹, Daniela Franz², Jan Syväri², Christina Holzapfel³, Theresa Drabsch³, Jan S. Kirschke¹, Ernst J. Rummeny², Claus Zimmer¹, Hans Hauner³, Dimitrios C. Karampinos², and Thomas Baum¹

¹Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany, ²Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany, ³Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany

Chemical shift encoding-based water-fat MRI derived proton density fat fraction (PDFF) of muscles has been emerging as a surrogate marker for quantification of ectopic fat accumulation. Increased fatty deposits are a risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. With skeletal muscle being the largest body compartment in adults, we are still at the beginning of understanding the functional consequences of these changes. The purpose of the present analysis was to investigate the gender- and age-related changes in PDFF of trunk musculature of healthy adults using chemical shift encoding-based water-fat MRI.

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