Proton density fat fraction of calf muscles in children with cerebral palsy

Sammanfattning

Cerebral Palsy (CP) a neuromotor disorder that leads to abnormal development of movement, muscle tone and posture and the chance of CP among the newborn is around 2.08‰. This study focuses on studying the spatial distribution pattern of intramuscular fat of the calf muscle in children with CP. Based on the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans from patients and the controlgroup, the 3D model of each muscle can be reconstructed, as well as the quantification of the fat distribution of different segments. Besides the average Fat Fraction (FF), the spatial distribution of Proton Density Fat Fraction (PDFF) of the muscles in interest are also evaluated.