Dynamic imaging of skeletal muscle contraction in three orthogonal directions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 906-915

  Lopata, Richard G P ^a,b   Van Dijk, Johannes P ^a   Pillen, Sigrid ^a   Nillesen, Maartje M ^a   Maas, Huub ^c   Thijssen, Johan M ^a   Stegeman, Dick F ^a,c   De Korte, Chris L ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biceps; Nerve stimulation; RF data; Two dimensional strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957157929     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00092.2010     Document Type: Article

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