A1 Journal article (refereed)
In Vivo 3D Muscle Architecture Quantification Based on 3D Freehand Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2023)

Wang, Z., Destro, A., Petersson, S., Cenni, F., & Wang, R. (2023). In Vivo 3D Muscle Architecture Quantification Based on 3D Freehand Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Biomechanics, 152, Article 111567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111567

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All authors or editors: Wang, Zhongzheng; Destro, Antea; Petersson, Sven; Cenni, Francesco; Wang, Ruoli

Journal or series: Journal of Biomechanics

ISSN: 0021-9290

eISSN: 1873-2380

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 28/03/2023

Volume: 152

Article number: 111567

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111567

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/86289

Abstract

Muscle architecture parameters, such as the fascicle length, pennation angle, and volume, are important muscle morphology characteristics. Accurate in vivo quantification of these parameters allows to detect changes due to pathologies, interventions, and rehabilitation trainings, which ultimately impact on muscles’ force-producing capacity. In this study, we compared three-dimensional (3D) muscle architecture parameters of the tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius medialis, which were quantified by 3D freehand ultrasound (3DfUS) and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), respectively. Sixteen able-bodied subjects were recruited where seven of them received both 3DfUS and MRI measurement, while the rest underwent 3DfUS measurements twice. Good to excellent intra-rater reliability and inter-session repeatability were found in 3DfUS measurements (intra-class correlation coefficient > 0.81). Overall, the two imaging modalities yielded consistent measurements of the fascicle length, pennation angle, and volume with mean differences smaller than 2.9 mm, 1.8°, and 5.7 cm3, respectively. The only significant difference was found in the pennation angle of the tibialis anterior, although the discrepancy was small. Our study demonstrated, for the first time, that 3DfUS measurement had high reliability and repeatability for measurement of muscle architecture in vivo and could be regarded as an alternative to MRI for 3D evaluation of muscle morphology.

Keywords: muscles; Three-dimensional imaging; imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound; reliability (science); repeatability; biomechanics

Free keywords: Tibialis anterior; gastrocnemius medialis; fascicle length; pennation angle; muscle volume

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Reporting Year: 2023

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