Fig. 3From: Quantitative assessment of muscle injury by 23Na magnetic resonance imaging 1H-MR imaging [T1-weighted fast-low-angle-shot (FLASH)-sequence, left] and 23Na-MR imaging (right) of both lower legs 2 month after injury showed only a marginal Na+ rich region in the medial aspect of the left gastrocnemius muscle (arrow, Na+ concentration compared to the corresponding soft tissue of the contralateral non-affected leg: 21.5 vs. 18.5 mmol/l)Back to article page