Sports Image Research Articles

Sports and the Growing Musculoskeletal System: Sports Imaging Series.

Increased youth participation in sports has resulted in increased injury tolls due to shifts toward participation in competitive sports at earlier ages, increased training intensity and competition schedules, as well as specialization into one sport. The physiology of the growing musculoskeletal system makes the growing athlete particularly vulnerable to specific types of injuries. Radiologists must understand the differences between pediatric and adult athletes to recognize the particular injuries to which these young athletes are prone. Imaging and pertinent clinical details of major representative acute and overuse injuries characteristic to pediatric athletes will be discussed. © RSNA, 2017.

A novel X-ray spectrometer for plasma hot spot diagnosis

A novel X-ray spectrometer is designed to diagnose the different conditions in plasmas. It can provide both X-ray spectroscopy and plasma image information simultaneously. Two pairs of elliptical crystal analyzers are used to measure the X-ray spectroscopy in the range of 2–20 keV. The pinhole imaging system coupled with gated micro-channel plate(MCP) detectors are developed, which allows 20 images to be collected in a single individual experiment. The experiments of measuring spectra were conducted at “Shenguang-II upgraded laser” in China Academy of Engineering Physics to demonstrate the utility of the spectrometer. The X-ray spectroscopy information was obtained by the image plate(IP). The hot spot imaging experiments were carried out at “Shenguang-III prototype facility”. We have obtained the hot sport images with the spectrometer, and the signal to noise ratio of 30∼40 is observed.

Imaging of Acute Capsuloligamentous Sports Injuries in the Ankle and Foot: Sports Imaging Series

The ankle and foot are commonly injured during sporting activities. Clinical diagnosis can at times be challenging, due to the complex anatomy and multiple sites of potential injury. In the athlete, there is a reduced threshold for imaging to clarify diagnosis, guide prognosis, and treatment. Diagnostic imaging is also helpful in evaluating ongoing symptoms in the subacute or chronic setting. © RSNA, 2017.

Sports Literature and Tang Poems

Overviewing human’s history of literature, we could see the bud of sports literature in ancient Greek’s myths and the beginning of it in Homer’s Epic and China’s ancient poems collection The book of Songs. In the revival of modern Olympic Games, Coubertin’s Ode to the Sports shows vivid description of sports images and events from aesthetic perspective. The author made a comprehensive retrieve towards 42,863 poems in The Whole Collection of Tang Poetry and offered people a new perspective to appreciate sports and literature.

What Sports Advertising Tell to Us? Semiotic Analysis

A very important parts of TV commercials are the messages and how they convinced people. In addition, the information given in commercials may contain messages that seem like a fact however, they may not be true. To understand these commercials it is more beneficial to observe how they say instead of what they say. In many studies (Ferreira, et al. 2006; Muratović, et al., 2014; Pyun, et al., 2012) it is stated that consumers positive attitudes are developed to products which are in the commercial that use sports image. In this context, the purpose of this study is to criticize the TV commercials that’s use sports image by using semiotics-analyzing method. Clear Men, Türkiye Finans (Turkish Finance Bank ) and TEB economy commercials that are broadcasted on television channels in Turkey were chosen by using purposive sampling. Selected commercials are analyzed by semiotics-analyzing method. The result of this study indicated that these companies are using sports image effectively in TV commercials with various advertising strategies to achieve their marketing objectives. Using sports image in TV commercials does not only contribute the companies but also contribute sports image and popularity of the athletes. This relationship between sports and commercials has a crucial effect on development of each other. In light of this information, it can be state that researches on sports related commercials are so useful for sports managers and advertisers.

Imaging of Muscle Injuries in Sports Medicine: Sports Imaging Series.

In sports-related muscle injuries, the main goal of the sports medicine physician is to return the athlete to competition-balanced against the need to prevent the injury from worsening or recurring. Prognosis based on the available clinical and imaging information is crucial. Imaging is crucial to confirm and assess the extent of sports-related muscle injuries and may help to guide management, which directly affects the prognosis. This is especially important when the diagnosis or grade of injury is unclear, when recovery is taking longer than expected, and when interventional or surgical management may be necessary. Several imaging techniques are widely available, with ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging currently the most frequently applied in sports medicine. This state of the art review will discuss the main imaging modalities for the assessment of sports-related muscle injuries, including advanced imaging techniques, with the focus on the clinical relevance of imaging features of muscle injuries. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.

스포츠 영상 내에서 자동적인 가상 광고 삽입을 위한 다층퍼셉트론 기반의 저정보 영역 검출

가상광고는 컴퓨터 그래픽을 이용하여 스포츠영상과 같은 미디어제작영상에 제품의 이미지, 로고, 선전문구 등을 삽입하는 광고기법이다. 최근 영상처리 기술과 컴퓨터 성능의 상승으로 인해 스포츠영상에 가상광고를 삽입하기 위한 기술적인 요소가 충족되어 영상 내에 가상광고의 삽입이 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 또한 자동적인 가상광고 삽입을 위한 영상 처리 기술이 가상광고 영역에서 중요한 연구 분야로 자리 잡고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 스포츠 영상 내에서 자동적으로 가상광고를 삽입하기 위해 영상처리 기법과 기계학습을 활용하여 저정보 영역을 추출하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안 방법은 영상의 밝기 정도를 히스토그램을 통해 분석하고 기계학습 방법을 활용하여 저정보 영역을 추출한다. Virtual advertisement is an advertising technique that using computer graphic in a media production such as a sports image for inserting product image, logo, advertising slogan, etc. Recently, the image insertion of virtual advertisement is actively spreading due to the satisfaction of technical element for the image insertion of virtual advertisement in sports advertisement by increasing of the image processing technology and the computing performance. In addition, image processing technology for automatic insertion has become an important research field in the virtual advertisement field. In this paper, we propose the method of extracting less-informative region by using image processing technique and machine learning to insert a virtual advertisement automatically in sports image. The proposed method analyzes the brightness level of image through the histogram and extracts the less-informative region using the machine learning method.

Impact of City Image, Event Fit, and Word-of-Mouth Attempt Through the Host City of an International Sporting Event

This study develops a structure of host city image, verifies the backgrounds and consequences of host city image, and predicts spectators’ positive word-of-mouth (WOM) attempt through the host city via structural equation modeling. A descriptive methodology was used with the cooperation of the local city government; questionnaires were distributed to spectators of the 30th Iran International Cycling Tour (Tour de Urmia) in Iran. Convenience sampling was utilized, and 280 usable questionnaires were obtained. First, the results produced a city image scale comprised of six factors and 21 items with reliability and validity. This scale incorporates the sports image into the city image to enable a comparison between the sports image and other city images, which is original to this paper. Second, the results indicated that affect toward the event (ATE) was a background variable to city image, image fit, and WOM attempt as a consequent variable. Third, the theoretical model could predict positive WOM attempt through the host city with a 23% explanatory rate. The host city of Tabriz provides evidence about the role of ATE, city image, and image fit, which is an important new contribution, as few studies have focused on city image or image fit.

The State Of Sport Photojournalism

Based on a global survey of photojournalism and case studies of recent transformations in the use of photography in sport, this paper critically analyses current professional practices of sport photojournalists focusing on the contemporary challenges faced by this industry. Rhetoric proclaiming the death of the photographer in the age of video technology and self-mass communication of digital photographs has presented a major challenge to the survival of photographers and photography as a professional practice in news media. In the specific field of sport photojournalism, photographers have faced added challenges of accreditation to sport with the selective access to sporting venues or events through commercial licensing of “preferred media partners” and increasing management of “image rights” and anti-piracy measures. This has occurred at a time when sport images and the digital distribution of sporting images are greater than ever. The data for this article are taken from a World Press Photo Foundation–University of Stirling longitudinal project on photojournalism and represents the views and experiences of over 700 photographers who are engaged in sports photojournalism.

Imaging of Athletic Injuries of Knee Ligaments and Menisci: Sports Imaging Series.

Acute knee injuries are a common source of morbidity in athletes and if overlooked may result in chronic functional impairment. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the knee has become the most commonly performed musculoskeletal MR examination and is an indispensable tool in the appropriate management of the injured athlete. Meniscal and ligamentous tearing are the most frequent indications for surgical intervention in sports injuries and an understanding of the anatomy, biomechanics, mechanisms of injury, and patterns of injury are all critical to accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. These will be discussed in reference to meniscal tears and injuries of the cruciate ligaments as well as injuries of the posterolateral and posteromedial corners of the knee. (©) RSNA, 2016.

Hip Imaging in Athletes: Sports Imaging Series.

Hip or groin pain in athletes is common and clinical presentation is often nonspecific. Imaging is a very important diagnostic step in the work-up of athletes with hip pain. This review article provides an overview on hip biomechanics and discusses strategies for hip imaging modalities such as radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MR arthrography and traction MR arthrography). The authors explain current concepts of femoroacetabular impingement and the problem of high prevalence of cam- and pincer-type morphology in asymptomatic persons. With the main focus on MR imaging, the authors present abnormalities of the hip joint and the surrounding soft tissues that can occur in athletes: intraarticular and extraarticular hip impingement syndromes, labral and cartilage disease, microinstability of the hip, myotendinous injuries, and athletic pubalgia. (©) RSNA, 2016.

Elbow Imaging in Sport: Sports Imaging Series.

HomeRadiologyVol. 280, No. 1 PreviousNext CommunicationsFree AccessErrataElbow Imaging in Sport: Sports Imaging SeriesMatthew D. Bucknor, Kathryn J. Stevens, Lynne S. SteinbachMatthew D. Bucknor, Kathryn J. Stevens, Lynne S. SteinbachMatthew D. BucknorKathryn J. StevensLynne S. SteinbachPublished Online:Jun 20 2016https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2016164015MoreSectionsPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In Originally published in:Radiology 2016;279(1):12–28 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016150501Erratum in:Radiology 2016;280(1):328 DOI:10.1148/radiol.2016164015The institutional affiliation for Kathryn J. Stevens should be as follows: Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.Article HistoryPublished online: June 20 2016Published in print: July 2016 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByMRI of the Upper ExtremityEira S.Roth, LuluHe2022Ossification of the posterior capitellum: description of a new pathology and its radiological appearanceM. M.Schneider, B.Hollinger, A.Zimmerer, R.Nietschke, H.Michaely, F.Migliorini, N.Maffulli, K. J.Burkhart2022 | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma SurgeryMRI of the Elbow: Interpretation of Common Orthopaedic InjuriesRupert O.Stanborough, Daniel E.Wessell, Bassem T.Elhassan, Bradley S.Schoch2022 | Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Vol. 30, No. 6Acute elbow dislocation: comparison between magnetic resonance imaging and intra-operative finding of ligament injuryLuigiTarallo, GiovanniMerolla, GiuseppePorcellini, Maria GraziaAmorico, GianmarioMicheloni, MicheleNovi, EttoreDi Giovine, FabioCatani2021 | International Orthopaedics, Vol. 45, No. 1Pediatric Musculoskeletal Trauma: Special ConsiderationsJessica RLeschied, Steven BSoliman2021 | Seminars in Roentgenology, Vol. 56, No. 1Sports-related Fractures, Dislocations and TraumaJackSpittler, AdamSeidl2020Sports-related Fractures, Dislocations and TraumaJordan S.Gold, Adam C.Zoga, John C.Hill2020Postoperative Imaging of Sports InjuriesDavid A.Rubin2020Magnetic resonance imaging of elbow injuries in childrenNancy A.Chauvin, Cristy N.Gustas-French2019 | Pediatric Radiology, Vol. 49, No. 12Overuse Injuries of the ElbowArvin B.Kheterpal, Miriam A.Bredella2019 | Radiologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 57, No. 5Was erwarten Orthopäden und Unfallchirurgen vom Radiologen bei der Beurteilung der Bildgebung des Ellenbogens?R.Lenz, J.Bonacker, W.Mittelmeier, M.Ellenrieder, T.Tischer2018 | Der Radiologe, Vol. 58, No. 11Accompanying This ArticleElbow Imaging in Sport: Sports Imaging SeriesMar 18 2016RadiologyRecommended Articles MRI of the Normal Elbow and Common Pathologic ConditionsRadioGraphics2020Volume: 40Issue: 2pp. 468-469The Ulnar Nerve at Elbow Extension and Flexion: Assessment of Position and Signal Intensity on MR ImagesRadiology2016Volume: 280Issue: 2pp. 483-492Potential Utility of a Combined Approach with US and MR Arthrography to Image Medial Elbow Pain in Baseball PlayersRadiology2016Volume: 280Issue: 1pp. 328MRI-Arthroscopy Correlations: A Case-Based Atlas of the Knee, Shoulder, Elbow and HipRadiology2017Volume: 285Issue: 1pp. 34Histotopographic Anatomy of the Cubital TunnelRadiology2016Volume: 280Issue: 3pp. 979-980See More RSNA Education Exhibits A Useful Guide for Traumatic Elbow Injuries at Your ElbowDigital Posters2020High Resolution Ultrasonography (US) of the Elbow Demonstrating Standard Technique and Its Variations with Emphasis on Detailed Evaluation of Ligaments, Tendons, and NervesDigital Posters2019Dynamic Ultrasound and Guided Intervention in Cubital Tunnel Ulnar Nerve Subluxation - A Diagnosis Often OverlookedDigital Posters2018 RSNA Case Collection Medial epicondylar fracture with internal joint entrapmentRSNA Case Collection2022Supracondylar FractureRSNA Case Collection2020Radial Head FractureRSNA Case Collection2021 Vol. 280, No. 1 Metrics Altmetric Score PDF download

Imaging of Sports-related Hand and Wrist Injuries: Sports Imaging Series.

Hand and wrist injuries are common occurrences in amateur and professional sports and many of them are sport-specific. These can be divided into two categories: traumatic injuries and overuse injuries. The aim of this article is to review the most common hand and wrist sports-related lesions. Acute wrist injuries are predominantly bone fractures, such as those of the scaphoid, hamate hook, and ulnar styloid. Ligament lesions are more challenging for radiologists and may lead to carpal instability if undiagnosed. Overuse wrist injuries are mainly represented by tendinous disorders, with De Quervain syndrome and extensor carpi ulnaris tendon disorders being the most common among them; however, there are other possible disorders such as impaction syndromes, stress fractures, and neurovascular lesions. Finally, finger lesions, including closed-tendon injuries (mallet and boutonniere injuries, jersey finger, and boxer's knuckle), flexor pulley injuries, and skier's thumb, should also be detected. (©) RSNA, 2016 Online supplemental material is available for this article.

How Does Adult Attachment Affect Human Recognition of Love-related and Sex-related Stimuli: An ERP Study.

In the present study, we investigated the relationship among three emotion-motivation systems (adult attachment, romantic love, and sex). We recorded event-related potentials in 37 healthy volunteers who had experienced romantic love while they viewed SEX, LOVE, FRIEND, SPORT, and NEUTRAL images. We also measured adult attachment styles, level of passionate love and sexual attitudes. As expected, results showed that, firstly, response to love-related image-stimuli and sex-related image-stimuli on the electrophysiological data significantly different on N1, N2, and positive slow wave (PSW) components. Secondly, the different adult attachment styles affected individuals’ recognition processing in response to love-related and sex-related images, especially, to sex-related images. Further analysis showed that voltages elicited by fearful attachment style individuals were significantly lower than voltages elicited by secure and dismissing attachment style individuals on sex-related images at frontal sites, on N1 and N2 components. Thirdly, from behavior data, we found that adult attachment styles were not significantly related to any dimension of sexual attitudes but were significantly related to passionate love scale (PLS) total points. Thus, the behavior results were not in line with the electrophysiological results. The present study proved that adult attachment styles might mediate individuals’ lust and attraction systems.

Hidden Markov Model Based Time-Series Images Clustering Algorithm and its Application in Sports Image Processing

Hidden Markov Model Based Time-Series Images Clustering Algorithm and its Application in Sports Image Processing

Elbow Imaging in Sport: Sports Imaging Series.

Elbow pain is a frequent presenting symptom in athletes, particularly athletes who throw. The elbow can be injured as a result of acute trauma, such as a direct blow or a fall onto an outstretched hand or from chronic microtrauma. In particular, valgus extension overload during the throwing motion can precipitate a cascade of chronic injuries that can be debilitating for both casual and high-performance athletes. Prompt imaging evaluation facilitates accurate diagnosis and appropriate targeted interventions.

Fuzzy Empowered Cognitive Spatial Relation Identification and Semantic Action Recognition

Automatic labeling of the action held by the players in a live-in sports video is the main motivation of this paper. In this paper, we proposed a fuzzy-based action recognition system from a basketball sports image. This paper deals with the intellectual sports event action recognition from a live video stream. It required an intelligent system which would automatically and semantically label the action in the videos through machine understandability concept. The machine knowledge can be feed through the domain ontology of particular sports event. The major required component for this kind of system is an efficient image analysis component and automation action labelling component. The image is labelled using Type-2 Fuzzy set concept.

Analysis of the Role of Sport in the Management Textbook: A Study of Sports Images in Organizational Behavious Textbooks from 1992 to 2011

Analysis of the Role of Sport in the Management Textbook: A Study of Sports Images in Organizational Behavious Textbooks from 1992 to 2011

Body image features and interpersonal strategies in adolescents

Abstract: This article describes the phenomenon of teenagers physical socialization in the context of extracurricular activities. The features of body image of dance, sports, travel and psychological courses participants. This article highlights typical stylistic features of teens body image. Keywords: body socialization, body awareness, body image, social behaviour strategies. Introduction. “Assigning” а man’s body, with all its internal and external content, social, cultural and symbolic layers is an important aspect of socialization, as well as necessary condition for the formation of a complete self-image. This assignment occurs during certain physical practices, the so-called «body techniques» that the person do more or less purposefully [3, 32–39]. Investigating the formation of adolescent’ body image in the socialization process, we pay particular attention to the specific experience of the participants of extracurricular educational circles. Features of non-formal education, with a focus on various aspects of physical activity (or lack thereof) create a different perception of teenager’ body. As a base of empirical research were chosen extracurricular organizations engaged in the work with teenagers: dance, sports, touristic and psychological courses.Methodology. The problem of human socialization is closely woven into the large number of psychological phenomena. Theories of socialization by C.Cooley, D. Mead, S. Freud, J. Piaget, L. Kohlberg, E. Erikson, L. Vygotsky, S. Rubinstein, P. Halperin, J. Mead, T. Parsons considered the formation of the self in the context of the interaction with others. The very concept of socialization provides a process by which an individual becomes a member of the society, learns its norms and values, masters social roles. And some similar process happens to the human body.Participation of body experience in the socialization process seems so significant that the concept of «body socialization» could be provided into the terminological field of psychology. In general, physical mechanisms of socialization do not differ much from classical mechanisms: these are identification (with relevant figures, including parental) and simulation, and as negative mechanisms guilt and «body shame» appear. There are also involuntary and voluntary socialization. The first is the practice that, although in fact may develop body, has other purpose than influencing body shape and body image. As an example it can be walking, activities on playgrounds, and all that is called active recreation. Therefore voluntary (intentional) body socialization includes practices that require certain regularity and duration, and focuses on the purpose of achieving a certain shape or skill. Dance classes, yoga, gymnastics, sports, and even plastic surgery belong to this type.It is also important to note that from the point of internal subjective experience there are three levels of bode awareness, corresponding to the levels of personal maturity: objectifying, conformal and personal attitude to one’s body [8, 45–50].Body practices could not be a reliable indication of the level of his physical reflection. Dance classes, sports, and even plastic surgery can be dictated by the different value system level. For the real indication we have to question: what is a personal meaning of this activity? Thus, we can talk about two sides

Are sports image rights assets? A legal, economic and tax perspective

Although a general right of protection for a celebrity image or personality has not been recognised by the English Courts, it appears that commercially, the sports industry deals with image rights as an intangible asset. This was illustrated in the recent case of Proactive Sports Management Limited v Rooney & Ors where the Court of Appeal upheld a previous ruling by the High Court that an image rights agreement entered by Wayne Rooney with an image rights company was unenforceable as it was in restraint of trade (Proactive Sports Management Ltd v Rooney & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1444). The decision of Sports Club Plc v Inspector of Taxes also indicates that the process of assigning an image right to a company can be seen as a valuable asset at least for tax purposes, provided that arrangements are commercially genuine (Sports Club plc and others v Inspector of Taxes [2000] STC (SCD) 44, Walsh (2013), 260). Legal scholars in the UK have begun to explore how the field of law will and should respond to the growing commercialisation of image rights. Some suggest that the emerging significance of the commercial and tax value of image rights will have a transformative effect on the law (Walsh, 260). Others argue that existing legal concepts such as the law of passing off and trademark protection in the UK can accommodate whatever the value of image rights (Waelde and Laurie (2013), 827; Blum and Ohta (2014), 137). This paper highlights the factors to consider in entering into sports agreements including the tax treatment applied to image rights and the recent update and commentary of the Inland Revenue (HRMC) to their capital gains tax manual on the taxation of image rights (See: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/cgmanual/updates/cgupdate220714.htm [All websites accessed on December 15, 2014]). The commentary of HRMC on image rights is yet another indication that, although traditional common law remedies will evolve further in the light of the growing commercialisation of image rights, a formal legislative or jurisprudential recognition of personality rights remains unlikely in the near future in the UK.