Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
367-03-013 ISMRM Abstract

Spatiotemporal relationship between hamstring muscle activation and strain rate during dynamic knee flexion

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Muscle
Secondary: Musculoskeletal - Functional/Dynamic
367-03-013 · Muscle Microstructure and Deformation · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–2:45 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Muscle Force Skeletal Muscle Phase-contrast MRI Electromyography Strain and Strain rate
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Luuk Vos 1, Susanne S Rauh2, Maaike S Smit2, Aart J Nederveen3, Eric Schrauben3, Hermien E Kan2, Gustav J Strijkers1, Melissa T Hooijmans4,5
1Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2C.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
3Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical- Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
5Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Presenting Author: Luuk Vos

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