Development and characterization of an ergometer to study the bioenergetics of the human quadriceps muscle by 31P NMR spectroscopy inside a standard MR scanner

J M González de Suso; G Bernús; J Alonso; A Alay; A Capdevila; J Gili; J A Prat; C Arús

doi:10.1002/mrm.1910290425

Development and characterization of an ergometer to study the bioenergetics of the human quadriceps muscle by 31P NMR spectroscopy inside a standard MR scanner

Magn Reson Med. 1993 Apr;29(4):575-81. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910290425.

Authors

J M González de Suso¹, G Bernús, J Alonso, A Alay, A Capdevila, J Gili, J A Prat, C Arús

Affiliation

¹ Centre d'Alt Rendiment (CAR), Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 8464378
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910290425

Abstract

A description is given of an ergometer made of nonmagnetic materials which fits into a standard whole body MR magnet. T2-weighted images show that exercise is highly specific for quadriceps muscles. The ergometer permits the noninvasive study of T2-related changes in the proton images of the leg as well as changes occurring in muscle bioenergetics during exercise and recovery.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Equipment Design
Ergometry / instrumentation*
Humans
Leg
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
Muscle Contraction / physiology*
Muscles / anatomy & histology*
Muscles / metabolism