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Combined Diffusion-Relaxation MRI to Assess Muscle Microstructure and Composition

Matteo Figini , Paddy J. Slator , Valeria E. Contarino , Eleftheria Panagiotaki , Giovanna Rizzo , Alfonso Mastropietro
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keywords diffusion MRIrelaxation MRImuscle microstructurevascular fractionT2 mappingcombined acquisitionskeletal muscle
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The pith

Combined diffusion-relaxation MRI yields TE-independent estimates of muscle microstructure and vascular fraction.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper shows that acquiring MRI data with multiple diffusion weightings and echo times together allows separation of tissue relaxation times from diffusion properties in calf muscle. Standard diffusion MRI alone produces estimates that vary strongly with the chosen echo time, while the joint approach removes this dependence. This matters because it enables reliable non-invasive markers for muscle health, exercise effects, and disease without needing separate scans or corrections. Simulations and data from five healthy volunteers confirm better accuracy for the vascular fraction parameter.

Core claim

A diffusion-relaxation acquisition combining six b-values and four echo times in a 12-minute protocol produces parameter estimates for mean diffusivity, fractional anisotropy, and vascular fraction that remain stable across echo times from 50 to 90 ms. Models that ignore relaxation effects show large biases, such as mean diffusivity dropping by up to 47 percent and vascular fraction rising by up to 297 percent with longer echo times. Tissue T2 values fall between 31 and 36 ms while vascular T2 values range from 66 to 86 ms.

What carries the argument

Two-compartment diffusion-relaxation models that jointly fit tissue and vascular compartments using combined b-value and TE data.

If this is right

  • Estimates of vascular fraction become accurate with reduced bias compared to diffusion-only fits.
  • Microstructural parameters like mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy no longer depend on the echo time chosen.
  • The method fits within a short 12-minute single-slice scan suitable for clinical use.
  • Potential for tracking changes in muscle physiology during exercise or rehabilitation without additional acquisitions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Extending the protocol to multi-slice or 3D coverage could enable whole-leg assessment in similar time.
  • The approach may generalize to other tissues where perfusion and microstructure both contribute to MRI signals.
  • Validation against histology in disease models would strengthen claims for neuromuscular pathology applications.

Load-bearing premise

The two-compartment model with tissue and vascular pools fully accounts for the main signal sources in healthy muscle across the tested b-values and echo times.

What would settle it

If applying the same combined acquisition and fitting to a muscle sample with known independent measures of T2 and diffusivity shows persistent echo-time dependence in the estimated parameters, the claim of robustness would be falsified.

read the original abstract

Quantifying muscle tissue properties is crucial for understanding pathophysiological changes occurring in skeletal muscle (SM). In particular, T2 relaxation and diffusion MRI (dMRI) are promising techniques. However, typical methods measure T2 and diffusion separately, making them less specific to microstructure than emerging combined diffusion-relaxation techniques. Here we demonstrate a combined diffusion-relaxation MRI approach for disentangling T2 and diffusivity properties in SM. A diffusion-relaxation acquisition was implemented on a 3 T scanner, combining six b-values and four echo times within a 12-min single-slice protocol. Five healthy participants were enrolled. Data were analysed with six microstructural diffusion and diffusion-relaxation models. Mean parameter values were extracted from manually segmented calf muscles. Models neglecting T2 relaxation showed strong TE dependence: mean diffusivity (MD) decreased by up to 47\%, fractional anisotropy (FA) increased by up to 75\%, and vascular fraction fv increased by up to 297\% when TE increased from 50 to 90 ms. Diffusion-relaxation models produced TE-independent estimates. Tissue and vascular relaxation times ranged 31-36 ms T2t and 66-86 ms T2v, respectively. Simulations confirmed improved accuracy for fv estimation (r=0.95; RMSE=0.03) and reduced TE-related bias. Combined diffusion-relaxation MRI provides robust, TE-independent estimates of muscle microstructural and perfusion-related biomarkers. The quantitative improvements observed - particularly in the estimation of fv - show its potential to provide non-invasive biomarkers for the assessment of muscle physiology, exercise adaptation, rehabilitation, and neuromuscular pathology.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript presents a combined diffusion-relaxation MRI protocol for assessing skeletal muscle microstructure and composition. A 12-minute single-slice acquisition at 3T with six b-values and four echo times was performed on five healthy volunteers; data from calf muscles were fitted with six diffusion and diffusion-relaxation models. Diffusion-only models exhibited strong TE dependence (MD decreased up to 47%, FA increased up to 75%, fv increased up to 297% from TE=50 to 90 ms), while joint models produced TE-independent estimates with tissue T2t of 31-36 ms and vascular T2v of 66-86 ms. Simulations demonstrated improved fv recovery (r=0.95, RMSE=0.03).

Significance. If the central claims hold, the approach supplies more robust, TE-independent microstructural and perfusion-related biomarkers than separate T2 or diffusion measurements alone. The empirical model comparison and simulation-based validation of parameter recovery constitute clear strengths that could support applications in muscle physiology, exercise adaptation, rehabilitation, and neuromuscular pathology assessment.

major comments (2)
  1. [Methods] Methods (acquisition and modeling): The joint two-compartment model (MDt, MDv, fv, T2t, T2v) is fitted to only 24 measurements. No parameter covariance matrices, condition numbers of the design matrix, or stability tests under b-TE subsampling are reported. This information is required to confirm that the observed TE-independence arises from accurate compartment separation rather than trade-offs between fv and T2v.
  2. [Results] Results (parameter estimation): Simulations recover fv with r=0.95, but no corresponding accuracy metrics or bias values are given for MDt, MDv, T2t or T2v. In addition, the reported T2t (31-36 ms) and T2v (66-86 ms) ranges should be accompanied by subject-wise standard deviations and direct comparison to published 3T muscle and blood T2 values to establish plausibility.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract refers to 'six microstructural diffusion and diffusion-relaxation models' without enumerating their exact functional forms or free parameters; these should be listed explicitly with equations in the Methods section.
  2. [Discussion] The discussion would benefit from a brief limitations paragraph addressing the two-compartment assumption and the small cohort size (n=5).

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive and detailed comments on our manuscript. We have addressed each major point below and will incorporate the suggested improvements in the revised version to further strengthen the evidence for TE-independent parameter estimation in combined diffusion-relaxation MRI.

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  1. Referee: [Methods] Methods (acquisition and modeling): The joint two-compartment model (MDt, MDv, fv, T2t, T2v) is fitted to only 24 measurements. No parameter covariance matrices, condition numbers of the design matrix, or stability tests under b-TE subsampling are reported. This information is required to confirm that the observed TE-independence arises from accurate compartment separation rather than trade-offs between fv and T2v.

    Authors: We agree that additional numerical diagnostics would strengthen confidence in the five-parameter joint model. Although the consistent TE-independence across models and the fv recovery in simulations already indicate reliable compartment separation, we will add the requested information in the revised Methods section. Specifically, we will report parameter covariance matrices for representative voxels, condition numbers of the design matrix, and results from stability tests performed by subsampling the b-TE combinations. These additions will directly address the concern regarding potential trade-offs between fv and T2v. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Results] Results (parameter estimation): Simulations recover fv with r=0.95, but no corresponding accuracy metrics or bias values are given for MDt, MDv, T2t or T2v. In addition, the reported T2t (31-36 ms) and T2v (66-86 ms) ranges should be accompanied by subject-wise standard deviations and direct comparison to published 3T muscle and blood T2 values to establish plausibility.

    Authors: We thank the referee for highlighting these reporting gaps. While our simulations emphasized fv as the key improved parameter, we will expand the simulation results to include correlation coefficients, RMSE, and bias values for MDt, MDv, T2t, and T2v as well. In the Results section, we will also add subject-wise standard deviations for the T2t and T2v estimates and include direct comparisons to published 3T literature values (muscle tissue T2 typically 30-40 ms; blood T2 approximately 60-100 ms depending on field strength and oxygenation). These values align well with our reported ranges and will establish greater plausibility. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: empirical model comparison on acquired and simulated data

full rationale

The paper acquires diffusion-relaxation data with a fixed 6 b-value × 4 TE protocol, fits six standard microstructural models (diffusion-only and joint diffusion-relaxation), extracts mean parameters from segmented calf muscle, and validates via simulations that recover known ground-truth values. No equation or claim reduces a reported prediction to a fitted quantity by construction, no self-citation supplies a load-bearing uniqueness theorem, and no ansatz is smuggled in. The TE-independence result is an observed empirical difference between model classes on the same data, not a definitional identity. The work is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

3 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the validity of the two-compartment diffusion-relaxation models and the assumption that the chosen b-value and TE sampling sufficiently disentangle the parameters. No new physical entities are introduced.

free parameters (3)
  • T2t (tissue T2)
    Fitted per voxel or region from the joint model; values reported as 31-36 ms.
  • T2v (vascular T2)
    Fitted per voxel or region; values reported as 66-86 ms.
  • fv (vascular fraction)
    Fitted parameter whose recovery is improved by the joint model.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Two-compartment (tissue + vascular) model adequately describes the combined diffusion-relaxation signal in healthy skeletal muscle.
    Invoked when fitting the six models and interpreting TE-independent parameters.
  • domain assumption The selected b-value and TE ranges provide sufficient independent information to separate diffusivity and relaxation without degeneracy.
    Required for the claim that joint fitting removes TE bias.

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