Assessment of calf muscle contraction by diffusion tensor imaging

JF Deux, P Malzy, N Paragios, G Bassez, A Luciani… - European …, 2008 - Springer
The goal of this study was to assess the changes of water diffusion during contraction and
elongation of calf muscles using diffusion tensor (DT) MRI in normal volunteers. Twenty …

Diffusion tensor MRI to assess damage in healthy and dystrophic skeletal muscle after lengthening contractions

AB McMillan, D Shi, SJP Pratt… - BioMed Research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to determine if variables calculated from diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI) would serve as a reliable marker of damage after a muscle strain injury in …

Quantification of collagen fiber organization using three-dimensional Fourier transform-second-harmonic generation imaging

TY Lau, R Ambekar, KC Toussaint - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
We present three-dimensional Fourier transform-second-harmonic generation (3D FT-SHG)
imaging, a generalization of the previously reported two-dimensional FT-SHG, to quantify …

Effects of perfusion on DTI and DKI estimates in the skeletal muscle

A De Luca, A Bertoldo… - Magnetic Resonance in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose In this study, we evaluated the effects of perfusion of the skeletal muscle on
diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) parameters and their …

MRI radiomics for hamstring strain injury identification and return to sport classification: a pilot study

M Torres-Velázquez, CM Wille, SA Hurley, R Kijowski… - Skeletal Radiology, 2024 - Springer
Objective To determine if MRI-based radiomics from hamstring muscles are related to injury
and if the features could be used to perform a time to return to sport (RTS) classification. We …

DTI‐based muscle fiber tracking of the quadriceps mechanism in lateral patellar dislocation

JH Kan, AM Heemskerk, Z Ding… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine the feasibility of using diffusion tensor MRI (DT‐MRI)‐based muscle
fiber tracking to create biomechanical models of the quadriceps mechanism in healthy …

Diffusion tensor MRI assessment of skeletal muscle architecture

AM Heemskerk, BM Damon - Current Medical Imaging, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
Diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) offers great potential for understanding
structure-function relationships in skeletal muscle. The basis for these studies is that water …

[HTML][HTML] 3D ultrasound-based determination of skeletal muscle fascicle orientations

AS Sahrmann, L Vosse, T Siebert… - … and Modeling in …, 2024 - Springer
Architectural parameters of skeletal muscle such as pennation angle provide valuable
information on muscle function, since they can be related to the muscle force generating …

A 3D tissue-printing approach for validation of diffusion tensor imaging in skeletal muscle

DB Berry, S You, J Warner, LR Frank… - … Engineering Part A, 2017 - liebertpub.com
The ability to noninvasively assess skeletal muscle microstructure, which predicts function
and disease, would be of significant clinical value. One method that holds this promise is …

Imaging of Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

D Wang, G Zhang, Y Yu, Z Zhang - Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Sarcopenia is an age-related condition characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass,
muscular strength, and muscle function. In older adults, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) …