Assessment of neck tissue fibrosis using an ultrasound palpation system: A feasibility study

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 497-502

  Zheng, Y P ^a   Leung, S F ^b   Mak, A F T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fibrosis; Neck; Palpation; Radiotherapy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

NECK TISSUE FIBROSIS; ULTRASOUND PALPATION SYSTEMS (UPS);

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NECK; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0034281856     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345743     Document Type: Article

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