Cross-sectional profiles and volume reconstructions of soft tissues using laser beam measurement

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 796-802

  Langelier, Eve ^a   Dupuis, Daniel ^b   Guillot, Michel ^c   Goulet, Francine ^d   Rancourt, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c MultiSigma Inc   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Collagen Matrices; Cross Section; Laser; Micrometer; Profile; Soft Tissues; Volume

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER CONTROL; DATA ACQUISITION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MICROMETERS; ROTATION;

LASER MICROMETERS; MECHANICAL CONTACTS; SOFT TISSUES; TISSUE CROSS SECTIONS;

TISSUE;

COLLAGEN;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LASER; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SECTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 14344249236     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1824125     Document Type: Article

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