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Figure 7

From: The Transeurope Footrace Project: longitudinal data acquisition in a cluster randomized mobile MRI observational cohort study on 44 endurance runners at a 64-stage 4,486km transcontinental ultramarathon

Figure 7

Mobile MRI of upper and lower legs. A: male, 49-years-old (coronal slices): A1: stage 12, 789 km, upper legs (PDw TSE fs): Subfascial intermuscular fluid, superficial (1), deep peri-neural (2). Partial quadriceps tear (M. vastus intermedius: 3). A2: stage 19, 1,260 km, upper legs (PDw TSE fs): Subfascial intermuscular fluid, superficial (1), deep peri-neural (2) and peri-vascular (3). Partial muscle edema of M. vastus intermedius (4). Specific diffusion weight imaging (A3, same slice as A2) is a sensitive method for free water detection. A4: stage 19, 1,260 km, lower legs (T2 TIRM): Subfascial intermuscular (1) and epifascial subcutaneous edema (2) indicating soft tissue inflammation such as perimyositis and panniculitis (shin splints), respectively. B: male, 31-years-old, B1: start, B2: stage 62, 6,358 km (PDw TSE fs transversal): Segmentation of muscle compartments of upper leg for functional muscle volumetry. C: male, 53-years-old: C1: start, C2: stage 46, 3,161 km (T2 TIRM transversal): Segmentation of muscle compartments of lower leg for functional muscle volumetry. Muscle edema in calf muscle (1).

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