A novel ultrasound indentation system for measuring biomechanical properties of in vivo soft tissue

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 813-823

  Han, Lianghao ^a   Noble, J Alison ^a   Burcher, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Finite element analysis; Indentation test; Soft tissue; Ultrasound technique

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

REAL-TIME UTRASOUND;

ULTRASONICS;

GELATIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREAST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PHANTOM; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0038048151     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00776-7     Document Type: Article

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