Detection of tumours using a computational tactile sensing approach

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-340

  Hosseini, Mohsen ^a   Najarian, Siamak ^a   Motaghinasab, Samira ^a   Dargahi, Javad ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial tactile sensing; Biological tissue; Finite element analysis; Tumour

Indexed keywords

MAPS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; TUMORS;

ARTIFICIAL TACTILE SENSING; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; EMBEDDED OBJECT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSE; MAXIMUM STRESS; PROPERTY; TACTILE IMAGES; TACTILE MAPS; TACTILE SENSING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33846292505     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.112     Document Type: Article

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