Muscle shape consistency and muscle volume prediction of thigh muscles

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages e208-e213

  Mersmann, F ^a   Bohm, S ^a   Schroll, A ^a   Boeth, H ^b   Duda, G ^b   Arampatzis, A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender; Leg muscles; MRI; Muscle segmentation; Volume distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THIGH; VOLLEYBALL;

ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THIGH; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 84925368991     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12285     Document Type: Article

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