Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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To detect the earlier changes of the skeletal muscle of rats after peripheral nerve injury by measuring the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) on diffusion MR spectroscopy. ⋯ The ADC of the skeletal muscle increased quickly after the transection of the dominant peripheral nerve and was detectable one day after the surgery. Diffusion MRI can be a useful tool for early detection of peripheral nerve injury instead of T2-weighted MRI or electromyography (EMG).