Abstract #1929

Muscle Fiber Tracking and Segmentation in the Human Forearm

Martijn Froeling¹, Jos Oudeman², Sandra van den Berg², Anna Vilanova³, Klaas Nicolay¹, Mario Maas², Gustav Strijkers¹, Aart Nederveen², Maarten Drost⁴

¹Biomedical NMR, Department of Biomedical Engeneering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands; ²Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; ³Biomedical Image Analysis, Department of Biomedical Engeneering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands; ⁴Department of Human Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

In this study we used diffusion tensor imaging in combination with fiber tracking algorithms to characterize human forearm muscle architecture. We segmented the muscles on the basis of fiber tracking and demonstrated the feasibility of characterization and visualization of human forearm muscle architecture in great detail.