title: Elastography for Muscle Biomechanics: Toward the Estimation of Individual Muscle Force.
abstract: Estimation of individual muscle force remains one of the main challenges in biomechanics. This review presents a series of experiments that used ultrasound shear wave elastography to support the hypothesis that muscle stiffness is linearly related to both active and passive muscle forces. Examples of studies that used measurement of muscle stiffness to estimate changes in muscle force are presented.
authors.affiliation: 1University of Nantes, Laboratory "Movement, Interactions, Performance" (EA 4334), UFR STAPS, Nantes, France; 2The University of Queensland, NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Australia; 3The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia; and 4Institut Langevin-Ondes et images, ESPCI ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR7587, INSERM U979, Université Paris VII, Paris, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hug
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gennisson
authors.forename: Mickaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanter
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordez
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology