The mechanical functions of muscles and their ability to generate force and movement is strongly dependent on the geometrical arrangement of muscle fibers (muscle architecture). Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is a powerful technique that allows non-invasive quantification of skeletal muscle architecture. My research focuses on improving the extraction of meaningful parameters from DTI measurement, and to improve its sensitivity to detect changes induced by pathology and treatment.
Publications
A novel diffusion-tensor MRI approach for skeletal muscle fascicle length measurements.
Jos Oudeman, Valentina Mazzoli, Marco A. Marra, Klaas Nicolay, Mario Maas, Nico Verdonschot, Andre M. Sprengers, Aart J. Nederveen, Gustav J. Strijkers, Martijn Froeling
Physiological Reports, vol. 4(24), 2016 Oct 30
Valentina Mazzoli, Jos Oudeman, Klaas Nicolay, Mario Maas, Nico Verdonschot, Andre M. Sprengers, Aart J. Nederveen, Martijn Froeling, Gustav J. Strijkers
NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 29(12), 2016 Oct 30, pp. 1813-1824
