Francesco Santini1, Michele Pansini, Tilman Schubert, Oliver Bieri1
1Division Radiological Physics - Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
In this work, we present a method for accurate, quantitative measurement of muscle contraction with a temporal resolution of few milliseconds, therefore allowing the direct assessment of the reaction time of the muscle fibers, the contraction speed and the displacement.