Water movement in tendon in response to a repeated static tensile load using one-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 733-741

  Helmer, K G ^a   Nair, G ^b   Cannella, M ^b   Grigg, P ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANELASTIC RELAXATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTONS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

PROTON DENSITY; TIME CONSTANTS; UNIAXIAL LOADING; WATER REDISTRIBUTION;

TENDONS;

ACHILLES REFLEX; ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; BODY WATER; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33750307977     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2244573     Document Type: Article

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