Abstract #1490

Assessment of Achilles Tendon Changes After Long-Distance Running Using Ultrashort Echo Time Magnetization Transfer MR Imaging

Yijie Fang¹, Dantian Zhu¹, Wenjun Yu¹, Wenhao Wu¹, Wei Li¹, Long Qian², Yajun Ma³, and Shaolin Li¹

¹The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China, ²MR Research, GE Healthcare, Beijing, China, ³University of California, San Diego, CA, United States

Synopsis

Long-distance running is one of the common causes of Achilles tendon injury. UTE-MT is a magic angle-insensitive MRI technique and an excellent fit for the assessment of Achilles tendon which has a highly anisotropic collagen structure.This study aims to explore the feasibility of quantitative UTE-MT imaging in the assessment of Achilles tendon changes for subjects before and after long-distance running, then compare the technique’s performance with that of UTE-T2*.

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