A catheter tactile sensor for measuring hardness of soft tissue: Measurement in a silicone model and in an in vitro human prostate model

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 618-624

  Eklund, A ^a   Bergh, A ^b   Lindahl, O A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catheter; Ceramic; Hardness; Prostate; Sensor; Tactile; Vibration

Indexed keywords

CATHETER TIP SENSORS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SILICONES; TISSUE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HARDNESS MEASUREMENT; TACTILE SENSOR;

BIOMECHANICS;

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CATHETER; CERAMICS; MODEL; PROSTATE; SENSOR; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032879079     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513357     Document Type: Article

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