Design, fabrication, and characterization of a tissue-equivalent phantom for optical elastography

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Devi, C Usha ^a   Vasu, R M ^a   Sood, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Elastography; Medical imaging; Optical elastography; Tissue equivalent phantom

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; HYDROLYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; TISSUE;

FREEZE-THAW CYCLES; OPTICAL ELASTOGRAPHY; TISSUE-EQUIVALENT PHANTOM;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

POLYVINYL ACETATE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREAST; CHEMISTRY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BREAST; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; OPTICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POLYVINYLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 32944468512     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2003833     Document Type: Article

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