Skeletal muscle is considered as a near-constant volume system, and the contractions of the
muscle are related to the changes in tissue thickness. Assessment of the skeletal muscle …

Impairment of hand functions in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) severely disrupts
activities of daily living. Recent advances have enabled rehabilitation assisted by robotic …

In quantitative studies, pennation angle is one of the essential parameters on skeletal
muscles and could be used for prosthesis control. Ultrasound imaging is widely applied in …

Background Improvement in muscle strength is an important aim for the rehabilitation of
hemiplegia patients. Presently, the rehabilitation prescription depends on the evaluation …

In this study, a multi-dimensional strain estimation method is presented to assess local
relative deformation in three orthogonal directions in 3D space of skeletal muscles during …

Background: Skeletal muscle morphology plays an essential role in determining function.
Ultrasonography has been widely adopted to evaluate the morphological parameters of …

This paper proposes a new algorithm for automatic estimation of muscle fiber orientation
(MFO) in musculoskeletal ultrasound images, which is commonly used for both diagnosis …

Skeletal muscles of males and females have certain differences in metabolism, composition,
strength, endurance, and so on. However, it remains unknown if the differences between the …

3D strain or strain rate tensor mapping comprehensively captures regional muscle
deformation. While compressive strain along the muscle fiber is a potential measure of the …

The accurate quantification of muscle structure parameters in ultrasound images is a key but
challenging task in motor function research. Traditional automatic measurement methods …