Determination of three-dimensional muscle architectures: Validation of the DTI-based fiber tractography method by manual digitization

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-68

  Schenk, P ^a   Siebert, T ^b   Hiepe, P ^a   Gullmar D ^a   Reichenbach, J R ^a   Wick, C ^a   Blickhan, R ^a   Bol M ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fascicle orientation; m. soleus; MicroScribe; Muscle geometry; Pennation angle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANUAL DIGITIZATION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HINDLIMB; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84878958811     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12062     Document Type: Article

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