Kevin Mattheus Moerman1,2, Ciaran Knut Simms1,
Andre M. J. Sprengers2, J. Stoker2, Aart J. Nederveen2
1Trinity Centre for Bioengineering,
Analysis
of human soft tissue motion and deformation is vital in diverse applications
from constitutive modelling in biomechanics to the study of bowel motility.
Post-processing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to derive soft tissue
deformation challenging and requires validation. For this study a novel MRI
sequence, based on SPAtial Modulation of the Magnetization (SPAMM) designed
for real-time measurement of non-periodic movements was evaluated for its
ability to measure 3D soft tissue deformation using marker tracking in a
silicone gel phantom. The mean error of the SPAMM based non-invasive
deformation measurement technique was found to be 0.75mm.