Diffusion MRI fiber tractography of the brain

B Jeurissen, M Descoteaux, S Mori… - NMR in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of fiber tractography to delineate non‐invasively the white matter fiber pathways
of the brain raises possibilities for clinical applications and offers enormous potential for …

Muscle architecture assessment: strengths, shortcomings and new frontiers of in vivo imaging techniques

MV Franchi, BJ Raiteri, S Longo, S Sinha… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle structural assembly (and its remodeling in response to loading–unloading
states) can be investigated macroscopically by assessing muscle architecture, described as …

Three-dimensional architecture of the whole human soleus muscle in vivo

B Bolsterlee, T Finni, A D'Souza, J Eguchi, EC Clarke… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Most data on the architecture of the human soleus muscle have been obtained
from cadaveric dissection or two-dimensional ultrasound imaging. We present the first …

From fibre to function: are we accurately representing muscle architecture and performance?

J Charles, R Kissane, T Hoehfurtner… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The size and arrangement of fibres play a determinate role in the kinetic and energetic
performance of muscles. Extrapolations between fibre architecture and performance …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in imaging for assessing the design and mechanics of skeletal muscle in vivo

TJM Dick, F Hug - Journal of Biomechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle is the engine that powers what is arguably the most essential and defining
feature of human and animal life—locomotion. Muscles function to change length and …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic resonance imaging techniques for the quantitative analysis of skeletal muscle: state of the art

K Engelke, O Chaudry, L Gast, MAB Eldib… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the dominant 3D imaging modality to
quantify muscle properties in skeletal muscle disorders, in inherited and acquired muscle …

Exploration of new contrasts, targets, and MR imaging and spectroscopy techniques for neuromuscular disease–a workshop report of working group 3 of the …

GJ Strijkers, ECA Araujo, N Azzabou… - Journal of …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Neuromuscular diseases are characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and
muscle weakness resulting in functional disabilities. While each of these diseases is …

Muscle imaging in myositis: MRI, US, and PET

J Albayda, G Demonceau, PG Carlier - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Imaging is an important tool in the evaluation of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. It plays
a role in diagnosis, assessment of disease activity and follow-up, and as a non-invasive …

Compositional and functional MRI of skeletal muscle: A review

MT Hooijmans, L Schlaffke, B Bolsterlee… - Journal of magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to its exceptional sensitivity to soft tissues, MRI has been extensively utilized to assess
anatomical muscle parameters such as muscle volume and cross‐sectional area …

Reliability and robustness of muscle architecture measurements obtained using diffusion tensor imaging with anatomically constrained tractography

B Bolsterlee, A D'Souza, RD Herbert - Journal of biomechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
For detailed analyses of muscle adaptation mechanisms during growth, ageing or disease,
reliable measurements of muscle architecture are required. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) …