Table 4.
Mean and Standard Deviations for the Mean Diffusivity and qT2, for the Five Segments of BFL and VM Muscle, Per Timepoint
| Muscle | Parameter | Timepoint | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Segment 3 | Segment 4 | Segment 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFL | MD | B | 1.51 ± 0.09 | 1.57 ± 0.04 | 1.62 ± 0.04 | 1.63 ± 0.04 | 1.57 ± 0.06 |
| Post | 1.55 ± 0.08 | 1.62 ± 0.04* | 1.65 ± 0.04 | 1.65 ± 0.04 | 1.61 ± 0.04 | ||
| 2‐week | 1.50 ± 0.09 | 1.55 ± 0.07 | 1.61 ± 0.04 | 1.62 ± 0.02 | 1.57 ± 0.04 | ||
| qT2 | B | 30.6 ± 1.6 | 29.9 ± 1.25 | 29.7 ± 1.25 | 29.6 ± 1.4 | 29.3 ± 1.3 | |
| Post | 31.8 ± 1.6* | 30.6 ± 0.9 | 29.9 ± 0.9 | 29.2 ± 1.2 | 29.6 ± 1.1 | ||
| 2‐week | 31.8 ± 1.9 | 30.0 ± 1.2 | 29.5 ± 1.1 | 29.4 ± 0.9 | 29.2 ± 1 | ||
| VM | MD | B | 1.44 ± 0.05 | 1.48 ± 0.04 | 1.52 ± 0.05 | 1.59 ± 0.05 | 1.60 ± 0.05 |
| Post | 1.51 ± 0.04* | 1.53 ± 0.05* | 1.54 ± 0.06 | 1.60 ± 0.04 | 1.60 ± 0.03 | ||
| 2‐week | 1.50 ± 0.08 | 1.53 ± 0.06 | 1.53 ± 0.07 | 1.56 ± 0.05 | 1.58 ± 0.04 | ||
| qT2 | B | 30.6 ± 1.55 | 30.5 ± 1.3 | 29.9 ± 1.1 | 29.8 ± 0.8 | 29.8 ± 1.0 | |
| Post | 31.1 ± 1.7 | 31.03 ± 1.3 | 30.3 ± 1.04 | 30.3 ± 1.11 | 30.1 ± 1.0 | ||
| 2‐week | 30.9 ± 1 | 30.9 ± 0.8 | 30.2 ± 0.8 | 30.1 ± 0.6 | 30.1 ± 0.7 |
BFL: Biceps Femoris Long Head, VM: Vastus Medialis, MD: Mean Diffusivity, qT2: quantitative T2 measurements, B: baseline, post: postmarathon, 2‐week: follow‐up. Differences between baseline and postmarathon are indicated with an asterisk (*).