Characterization of muscle architecture in children and adults using magnetic resonance elastography and ultrasound techniques

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-401

  Debernard, Laëtitia ^a   Robert, Ludovic ^b   Charleux, Fabrice ^b   Bensamoun, Sabine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^b ACRIM Polyclinique Saint CÔme   (France)

Author keywords

Morphological properties; MRE; Muscle; Shear modulus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; LONGITUDINAL ULTRASONIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MRE; MUSCLE ARCHITECTURES; MUSCLE FASCICLES; OBLIQUE DIRECTION; OBLIQUE WAVE; PHASE IMAGE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEDIA; SHEAR MODULUS; STIFFNESS VARIATIONS; SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUES; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; VASTUS MEDIALIS;

ARCHITECTURE; ELASTIC MODULI; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRAIN; SHEAR WAVES; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; CHILD; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 78651459101     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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