Abstract
The relationship between nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation time obtained with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and muscle fiber composition of the lateral gastrocnemius was examined in 13 men. There was a positive correlation (r = 0.80, P < or = 0.001) between longitudinal relaxation time and the relative percentage of slow-twitch muscle fibers (type I). There was no relationship between transverse relaxation time and type I percentage (r = 0.17, P = 0.57). These results suggest that MRI longitudinal relaxation time can be used for the noninvasive estimation of muscle fiber composition in humans.
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