Herein we investigate the capability of multi-parametric MRI to reliably and decisively monitor both minute qualitative and quantitative changes in the skeletal muscle microenvironment in a Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model, namely mdx4Cv. Through the use of an assortment of pulse sequences, including T2, magnetization transfer ratio, and diffusion tensor imaging, the progression of a recombinant adeno-associated viral vector treatment, by the delivery of a truncated micro-dystrophin gene, is monitored in these mice and better understood. This study fundamentally seeks to understand and confirm the practicality of MRI as a diagnostic and prognostic measure in muscular dystrophy models.
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