Digital model of human lower extremity musculoskeletal system based on CT and MRI

A new method to reconstruct a comparatively complete muscle model of the human lower limb from CT and MRI data is presented. Topological structure of more than fourteen muscles is built and coordinates of origin and insertion points are given. Based on this model, straight-line model and centroid-line muscle model are acquired. Muscle force prediction is discussed according to the model reconstructed, and a multi-objective optimization method is put forward for evaluating muscle forces of the human lower extremity.