Validation of a simplified method for muscle volume assessment

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1348-1352

  Mersmann, Falk ^a   Bohm, Sebastian ^a   Schroll, Arno ^a   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

MRI; Muscle reconstruction; Muscle volume; Triceps surae muscle; Volume distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MECHANICS;

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; MUSCLE LENGTHS; MUSCLE RECONSTRUCTION; MUSCLE VOLUME; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VOLUME DISTRIBUTIONS;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MAXIMUM ANATOMICAL CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE SPECIFIC SHAPE FACTOR; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

MRI; MUSCLE RECONSTRUCTION; MUSCLE VOLUME; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VOLUME DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84896493170     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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