In-vivo determination of 3D muscle architecture of human muscle using free hand ultrasound

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2129-2135

  Rana, Manku ^a   Wakeling, James M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Computational methods; Fascicle orientation

Indexed keywords

3-D SPACE; 3D POSITIONS; AUTOMATED METHODS; FASCICLE ORIENTATION; HUMAN MUSCLES; IN-VIVO; MEAN ERRORS; MUSCLE ARCHITECTURES; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; MUSCLE FASCICLES; MUSCLE FUNCTION; VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION;

ARCHITECTURE; MUSCLE; ULTRASONICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ARCHITECTURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; HAND; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 79960245350     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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