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In particular, muscle fat fraction was shown to be highly associated with functional tests in BMD. However, the muscle strength per unit of contractile cross\u2010sectional area is lower in patients with BMD compared with healthy controls. This suggests that the quality of the non\u2010fat\u2010replaced (NFR) muscle tissue is lower than in healthy controls. Consequently, a measure that reflects changes in muscle tissue itself is needed. Here, we explore the potential of water <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> relaxation times, diffusion parameters and phosphorus metabolic indices as early disease markers in patients with BMD. For this purpose, we examined these measures in fat\u2010replaced (FR) and NFR lower leg muscles in patients with BMD and compared these values with those in healthy controls. Quantitative proton MRI (three\u2010point Dixon, multi\u2010spin\u2010echo and diffusion\u2010weighted spin\u2010echo echo planar imaging) and 2D chemical shift imaging <jats:sup>31<\/jats:sup>P MRS data were acquired in 24 patients with BMD (age 18.8\u201066.2 years) and 13 healthy controls (age 21.3\u201063.6 years). Muscle fat fractions, phosphorus metabolic indices, and averages and standard deviations (SDs) of the water <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> relaxation times and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters were assessed in six individual leg muscles. Phosphodiester levels were increased in the NFR and FR tibialis anterior, FR peroneus and FR gastrocnemius lateralis muscles. No clear pattern was visible for the other metabolic indices. Increased <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> SD was found in the majority of FR muscles compared with NFR and healthy control muscles. 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