Determination of in-vivo elastic properties of soft tissue using magnetic resonance elastography

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 55, Issue , 2003, Pages 327-328

  Kennedy, Francis E ^a   Doyley, Marvin M ^b   Van Houten, Elijah E W ^c   Weaver, John B ^b   Paulsen, Keith D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELASTIC MODULI; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; SYNCHRONIZATION; ULTRASONICS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HARMONIC SHEAR WAVES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY;

TISSUE;

EID: 1842455930     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-43028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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