In vivoestimation of anisotropic mechanical properties of the gastrocnemius during functional loading with MR elastography

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Objective.In vivoimaging assessments of skeletal muscle structure and function allow for longitudinal quantification of tissue health. Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) non-invasively quantifies tissue mechanical properties, allowing for evaluation of skeletal muscle biomechanics in response to loading, creating a better understanding of muscle functional health.Approach. In this study, we analyze the anisotropic mechanical response of calf muscles using MRE with a transversely isotropic, nonlinear inversion algorithm (TI-NLI) to investigate the role of muscle fiber stiffening under load. We estimate anisotropic material parameters including fiber shear stiffness (μ1), substrate shear stiffness (μ2), shear anisotropy (ϕ), and tensile anisotropy (ζ) of the gastrocnemius muscle in response to both passive and active tension.Main results. In passive tension, we found a significant increase inμ1,ϕ,andζwith increasing muscle length. While in active tension, we observed increasingμ2and decreasingϕandζduring active dorsiflexion and plantarflexion-indicating less anisotropy-with greater effects when the muscles act as agonist.Significance. The study demonstrates the ability of this anisotropic MRE method to capture the multifaceted mechanical response of skeletal muscle to tissue loading from muscle lengthening and contraction.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Physics in medicine and biology - 68(2023), 4 vom: 06. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Smith, Daniel R [VerfasserIn]
Caban-Rivera, Diego A [VerfasserIn]
Williams, L Tyler [VerfasserIn]
Van Houten, Elijah E W [VerfasserIn]
Bayly, Phil V [VerfasserIn]
Paulsen, Keith D [VerfasserIn]
McGarry, Matthew D J [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Curtis L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Gastrocnemius
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance elastography
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Skeletal muscle
Stiffness
Tension

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Date Completed 07.02.2023

Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1088/1361-6560/acb482

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351635084