A study of whether MRI or MRS imaging of leg muscles can be used
to follow the progression of Duchenne MD is open in three states
A multicenter study of the use of magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure the
progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is open at
sites in Florida, Oregon and Pennsylvania for boys with DMD who
meet study criteria. The study, known as ImagingDMD, is a joint
effort of the University of Florida, the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, Oregon Health and
Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children in
Portland. It's supported by the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) and is being conducted to learn more about the changes
that occur in the muscles of the lower legs in boys with DMD and
to develop an improved imaging procedure to follow disease
progression. MRI and MRS are noninvasive imaging procedures that
allow researchers to take pictures of what's going on inside the
body without invadin