Dimensions and circumferential stress-strain relation in the porcine esophagus in vitro determined by combined impedance planimetry and high-frequency ultrasound

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1338-1344

  Zhao, Jingbo ^a   Jørgensen, Claus S ^b   Liao, Donghua ^a   Gregersen, Hans ^a,c,d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Esophagus; Impedance planimetry; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; IMPEDANCE PLANIMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DILATATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ESOPHAGUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERISTALSIS; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 34247181242     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9238-6     Document Type: Article

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