文档介绍：3D Anatomical Investigation of Achilles Tendon
Using a Freehand Ultrasound Imaging System
Fan Gao
Prosthetics and Orthotics Program. Department of Health Care Sciences
School of Health Professions, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX, USA
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Abstract—the Achilles tendon plays an important role in our in the sagittal plane Attempts have been made in the past to
daily activities and studies have shown that tendon properties, explore the muscle and tendon structure in 3D using techniques
such as morphology and stiffness, are related to aging, activity including, MRI [2], CT and Ultrasound [10]. Compared to MRI
levels and genders. A better understanding of its morphology and and CT, Ultrasound has several advantages, such as low cost,
mechanical properties will provide guidance to health lower risk of exposure to either strong ic field or
professionals on intervention mendation. However, the radiation. panied by motion sensors Ultrasound will be
majority of the existing studies investigated muscle tendon in a extended to 3D and provide researchers and clinicians a
single plane and there is a lack of consistent method for 3D powerful tool to examine muscle tendon properties. In 3D, the
anatomical investigation. The objective of this study is to setup a tendon cross-sectional area will depend on scannin