2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Muscle functional imaging with dynamic digital X-ray system
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23602006
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Medical Physics/Radiological Technology
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TANAKA Rie 金沢大学, 保健学系, 助教 (40361985)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 筋肉イメージング / X線動画像 / 放射線技術科学 / リハビリテーション科学 |
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| Research Abstract |
A computerized system for analysis of muscles and Achilles tendon kinetics using sequential radiographs taken with a dynamic flat-panel detector has been developed. Dynamic imaging and analysis of the Achilles tendon can allow assessment of the kinetic information of the foot-ankle system, including joints and bones as well as muscles and tendons, with morphological measurement of the Kager's triangle. With respect to evaluation of the crural muscle, dynamic imaging and analysis can be potentially useful in the differential diagnosis of an injured triceps surae muscle.
The developed functional radiographic imaging technique for lower extremities is a promising method for kinetic evaluation of soft tissues and bones of the foot-ankle system in a subject's natural range of motion.
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