Emerging quantitative imaging techniques in sports medicine

D Hayashi, FW Roemer, JL Tol, R Heiss, MD Crema… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
This article describes recent advances in quantitative imaging of musculoskeletal extremity
sports injuries, citing the existing literature evidence and what additional evidence is needed …

Muscle healing in sports injuries: MRI findings and proposed classification based on a single institutional experience and clinical observation

J Isern-Kebschull, S Mechó, C Pedret, R Pruna… - …, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
MRI plays a crucial role in assessment of patients with muscle injuries. The healing process
of these injuries has been studied in depth from the pathophysiologic and histologic points …

Return to play and recurrence after calf muscle strain injuries in elite Australian football players

B Green, M Lin, JA McClelland… - … American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Calf muscle strain injuries (CMSI) are prevalent in sport, but information about
factors associated with time to return to play (RTP) and recurrence is limited. Purpose: To …

MRI in acute muscle tears in athletes: can quantitative T2 and DTI predict return to play better than visual assessment?

JD Biglands, AJ Grainger, P Robinson, SF Tanner… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To assess the ability of quantitative T2, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and
radiologist's scores to detect muscle changes following acute muscle tear in soccer and …

Association of quantitative diffusion tensor imaging measures with time to return to sport and reinjury incidence following acute hamstring strain injury

CM Wille, SA Hurley, MR Joachim, K Lee… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are a common occurrence in athletics and complicated by
limited prognostic indicators and high rates of reinjury. Assessment of injury characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] SWIR fluorescence imaging in vivo monitoring and evaluating implanted M2 macrophages in skeletal muscle regeneration

M Chen, Y Chen, S Feng, S Dong, L Sun, H Li, F Chen… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle has a robust regeneration ability that is impaired by severe injury, disease,
and aging, resulting in a decline in skeletal muscle function. Therefore, improving skeletal …

Relationship between anatomical injury site of rectus femoris muscle strain and time taken to return to play in Japanese professional soccer players

K Shimozaki, J Nakase, K Asai… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The rectus femoris has three myotendinous or myoaponeurosis junctions and
causes three types of muscle strain anatomically. We aimed to investigate the anatomical …

Radiomics and Machine Learning for Skeletal Muscle Injury Recovery Prediction

V Eleftheriadis, JRH Camacho, V Paneta… - … on Radiation and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radiomics as a novel quantitative approach to medical imaging is an emerging area in the
field of radiology. Artificial intelligence offers promising tools for exploiting and analyzing …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers of Muscle

U Sinha, S Sinha - Tomography, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review is focused on the current status of quantitative MRI (qMRI) of skeletal muscle.
The first section covers the techniques of qMRI in muscle with the focus on each quantitative …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of myo-connective tissue injuries for severity grading and return to play prediction: A scoping review

V Fontanier, A Bruchard, M Tremblay… - Journal of Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To conduct a systematic literature search to identify currently used classifications
of acute non-contact muscle injuries in sporting adults. Design Scoping review. Methods A …