Segmentation of Skeletal Muscle in Thigh Dixon MRI Based on Texture Analysis [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Segmentation of skeletal muscles in Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) is essential for the study of muscle physiology and diagnosis of muscular pathologies. However, manual segmentation of large MRI volumes is a time-consuming task. The state-of-the-art on algorithms for muscle segmentation in MRI is still not very extensive and is somewhat database ...
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Electromyographic activity of masticatory muscles in elderly women – a pilot study
Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2017 Ewelina Gaszynska,1 Karolina Kopacz,2 Magdalena Fronczek-Wojciechowska,2 Gianluca Padula,2 Franciszek Szatko1 1Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, 2Academic Laboratory of Movement and Human Physical Performance “DynamoLab”, Medical ...
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Patterned Structure Muscle : Arbitrary Shaped Wire-driven Artificial Muscle Utilizing Anisotropic Flexible Structure for Musculoskeletal Robots [PDF]
arXivMuscles of the human body are composed of tiny actuators made up of myosin and actin filaments. They can exert force in various shapes such as curved or flat, under contact forces and deformations from the environment. On the other hand, muscles in musculoskeletal robots so far have faced challenges in generating force in such shapes and environments ...
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Detecting muscle activation using ultrasound speed of sound inversion with deep learning [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Functional muscle imaging is essential for diagnostics of a multitude of musculoskeletal afflictions such as degenerative muscle diseases, muscle injuries, muscle atrophy, and neurological related issues such as spasticity. However, there is currently no solution, imaging or otherwise, capable of providing a map of active muscles over a large field of ...
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Functional and molecular outcomes of the human masticatory muscles
Oral Diseases, 2017 The masticatory muscles achieve a broad range of different activities such as chewing, sucking, swallowing, and speech. In order to accomplish these duties, masticatory muscles have a unique and heterogeneous structure and fiber composition, enabling them to produce their strength and contraction speed largely dependent on their motor units and myosin ...
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Evaluation methods of pathology of temporomandibular joints and masticatory muscles (review) [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2011 Diagnosis of occlusion in combination with the musculo-articular dysfunction is based on data from medical history, results of clinical and special methods of research: analysis of diagnostic models of jaws in the articulator, the results of radiological
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Bruxism: methods of application and results of treatment with botulinum neuroprotein (Relatox)
Нервно-мышечные болезни, 2019 The article substantiates the need for the use of botulinum therapy in the management of bruxism as a movement disorder. We present the technique of injecting a new Russian botulinum neuroprotein Relatox into the masticatory muscles of patients with ...
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Adaptive Body Schema Learning System Considering Additional Muscles for Musculoskeletal Humanoids [PDF]
One of the important advantages of musculoskeletal humanoids is that the muscle arrangement can be easily changed and the number of muscles can be increased according to the situation. In this study, we describe an overall system of muscle addition for musculoskeletal humanoids and the adaptive body schema learning while taking into account the ...
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Lamination of the Masticatory Muscles in the Kangaroo According to Their Innervation
Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica, 2000 An analysis of the laminations of the masseteric, zygomaticomandibular and temporalis muscles of the Red Kangaroo (Macropus Rufus) and all of the masticatory muscles of the Eastern Gray Kangaroo (Macropus Giganteus) was carried out based on their innervation.
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The model of circular and longitudinal smooth muscle motions in the motility of intestinal segment [PDF]
arXiv, 2014 Coordination in circular and longitudinal muscle motions are of crucial importance in the motor function of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Intestinal wall motions depend on myogenic-active properties of smooth muscles layers of intestinal wall, which is the ability to create active contractile forces in response to distension.
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