ArticleJournal of applied biomechanics2023
Quantitative Muscle Fascicle Tractography Using Brightness-Mode Ultrasound.
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- A normative dataset of thumb muscle fascicle lengths in healthy, young adults: an extended field-of-view ultrasound study.Journal of biomechanics · 2025Article
- Comparison of manual and semi-automated algorithm for measuring architectural features during different isometric knee extension intensities: a reliability and comparative study in novice raters.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Quantitative Muscle Fascicle Tractography Using Brightness-Mode Ultrasound.Journal of applied biomechanics · 2023Article
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Abstract
A muscle's architecture, defined as the geometric arrangement of its fibers with respect to its mechanical line of action, impacts its abilities to produce force and shorten or lengthen under load. Ultrasound and other noninvasive imaging methods have contributed significantly to our understanding of these structure-function relationships. The goal of this work was to develop a MATLAB toolbox for tracking and mathematically representing muscle architecture at the fascicle scale, based on brightness-mode ultrasound imaging data. The MuscleUS_Toolbox allows user-performed segmentation of a region of interest and automated modeling of local fascicle orientation; calculation of streamlines between aponeuroses of origin and insertion; and quantification of fascicle length, pennation angle, and curvature. A method is described for optimizing the fascicle orientation modeling process, and the capabilities of the toolbox for quantifying and visualizing fascicle architecture are illustrated in the human tibialis anterior muscle. The toolbox is freely available.
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