Measuring the elastic modulus of small tissue samples

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-28

  Erkamp, R Q ^a   Wiggins, P ^a   Skovoroda, A R ^b   Emelianov, S Y ^a,b   O'Donnell, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Elastic constants; Elastography; Finite element analysis; Kidney; Reconstructive elasticity imaging; Shear modulus; Tissue elasticity; Tumor; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUMORS;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; ELASTICITY IMAGING; ELASTICITY MEASUREMENT; ELASTOGRAPHY; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; KIDNEY; TISSUE ELASTICITY;

TISSUE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0031866835     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469802000102     Document Type: Article

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