A Fiber Tracking Method for Building Patient Specific Dynamic Musculoskeletal Models from Diffusion Tensor Data
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چکیده
A new musculoskeltal simulation primitive, the strand, can provide an efficient way of simulating complicated muscle fiber architectures [1]. In this paper we present a new fiber tracking algorithm based on an energy minimizing active curve that is well suited for building these strand type models from diffusion tensor imaging data. We present fiber tracking results for the Brachioradialis muscle in the left forearm of a male subject. The algorithm produces a space filling arrangement of fibers that are uniformly distributed throughout the muscle and aligned with the underlying muscle fiber direction.
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