• A fully automated method for late ventricular diastole frame selection in post-dive echocardiography without ECG gatingErPeer reviewedOpen access 

      02 mars 2021, Markley, Eric; Germonpré, Peter; BALESTRA, Costantino; Tillmans, Frauke; Denoble, Petar; Freiberger, Jake; Moon, Richard; Dayton, Paul; Papadopoulou, Virginie, HE Bruxelles Brabant
      Article scientifique
      Venous gas emboli (VGE) are often quantified as a marker of decompression stress on echocardiograms. Bubble-counting has been proposed as an easy to learn method, but remains time-consuming, rendering large dataset analysis impractical. Computer automation of VGE counting following this method has therefore been suggested as a means to eliminate rater bias and save time. A necessary step for this ...
    • ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF NECK MUSCULAR SIZE AND RANGE OF MOTION IN RUGBY PLAYERSPeer reviewedOpen access 

      01 février 2018, HEMELRYCK, Walter; Calistri, Josselin; Papadopoulou, Virginie; THEUNISSEN, Sigrid; Dugardeyn, Christian; BALESTRA, Costantino, HE Bruxelles Brabant
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      Background: World Rugby Union laws are constantly evolving towards stringent injury-prevention, particularly for contested scrums, since front row players are most at risk of cervical spine injuries. Recently, some countries have also introduced tailored training programs and minimum performance requirements for playing in the front row. Nevertheless, these approaches lack an objective assessment ...
    • Ultrasonographic Assessment of Neck Muscular Size and Range of Motion in Rugby PlayersPeer reviewedOpen access 

      28 février 2018, HEMELRYCK, Walter; Calistri, Josselin; Dugardeyn, Christian; BALESTRA, Costantino, HE Bruxelles Brabant
      Article scientifique
      Background: World Rugby Union laws are constantly evolving towards stringent injury-prevention, particularly for contested scrums, since front row players are most at risk of cervical spine injuries. Recently, some countries have also introduced tailored training programs and minimum performance requirements for playing in the front row. Nevertheless, these approaches lack an objective assessment ...
    • Ultrasonographic quantification of architectural response in tibialis anterior to neuromuscular electrical stimulationPeer reviewedClosed access 

      26 juillet 2017, Simoneau-Buessinger, Émilie; Leteneur, Sébastien; Bisman, Alix; Gabrielli, François; Jakobi, Jennifer, HE Condorcet
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      While muscle contraction in voluntary efforts has been widely investigated, little is known about contraction during neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). The aim of this study was to quantify in vivo muscle architecture of agonist and antagonist muscles at the ankle joint during NMES