Ex-vivo magnetic resonance image texture analysis can discriminate genotypic origin in bovine meat
2005
Mahmoud-Ghoneim, D. | Bonny, J.M. | Renou, J.P. | Certaines, J.D de
Texture analysis (TA) combined with dedicated gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at high field provides specific parametric T*2 maps of connective tissue and allows statistical analysis of the resulting texture. The present study clearly demonstrates that MRI-TA of bovine meat can discriminate between muscle types Gluteo biceps and Pectoralis profundus, and between genotype origins corresponding to the mutation on the myostatin gene: normal +/+, heterozygous mh/+ or homozygous double-muscled mh/mh Belgian White Blue bulls. Values of interclass separations reflect the significantly different collagen and fat contents in these genotypes. To our knowledge, no previous study has demonstrated such a correlation between MRI texture and genetics-related modifications.
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