A visualization of nonlinear elasticity property of tissues by ultrasound

Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part III: Fundamental Electronic Science (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 9-18

  Nitta, Naotaka ^a   Shiina, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nonlinear; Phantom experiment; Strain hardening; Tissue elasticity; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSION TESTING; DIAGNOSIS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; POISSON RATIO; STRAIN HARDENING; TISSUE; VISUALIZATION;

NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; PHANTOM; TISSUE DIAGNOSIS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0036316398     PISSN: 10420967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecjc.10024     Document Type: Article

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