Abstract #1341

Permanent and non-permanent changes of skeletal muscle diffusion properties in triathletes and non-athletes detected by diffusion tensor imaging and T2 mapping

Sarah Keller^1,2, Enver Tahir², Jitka Starekova², Gunnar Lund², Zhiyue J. Wang^3,4, and Jin Yamamura²

¹Radiology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ²Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany, ³Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, ⁴Radiology, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

The combined application of MRI Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and T2 mapping in professional triathletes and healthy controls at rest and hours after triathlon enables the detection of changes induced in skeletal muscle diffusion properties, and thus microstructure, caused by daily professional training and intensive exercise.

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