Long-term phase angle muscle imaging under electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) by phase angle electrical impedance tomography

作者：Bo Sun, Prima Asmara Sejati, Tomoyuki Shirai, Masahiro Takei · 发表于：Physiological Measurement · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1088/1361-6579/ad6749 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Body Composition Measurement Techniques、Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography、Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Abstract Objectives . Phase angle muscle imaging has been proposed by phase angle electrical impedance tomography (ΦEIT) under electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) for long-term monitoring of muscle quality improvement, especially focusing on calf muscles. Approach . In the experiments, twenty-four subjects are randomly assigned either to three groups: control group (CG, n = 8), low voltage intensity of EMS training group (LG, n = 8), and optimal voltage intensity of EMS training group (OG, n = 8). Main results . From the experimental results, phase angle distribution images Ф are cleared reconstructed by ФEIT as four muscle compartments over five weeks experiments, which are called the M 1 muscle compartments composed of gastrocnemius muscle, M 2 muscle compartments composed of soleus muscle, M 3 muscle compartments composed of tibialis-posterior muscle, flexor digitorum longus muscle, and flexor pollicis longus muscle, and M 4 muscle compartment composed of the tibialis anterior muscle, extensor digitorum longus muscle, and peroneus longus muscle. Ф is inversely correlated with age, namely the Ф decreases with increasing age. A paired samples t -test was conducted to elucidate the statistical significance of spatial-mean phase angle in all domain < Ф > Ω and in each muscle compartment < Ф > M with reference to the conventional phase angle Ф by bioelectrical impedance analysis, muscle grey-scale G muscle by ultrasound, and maximal dynamic strength S Max by one-rep...