Non-linear modelling of breast tissue

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-345

  Whiteley, Jonathan P ^a   Gavaghan, David J ^a   Chapman, S Jonathan ^a   Brady, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast modelling; Linear elasticity; Nonlinear elasticity

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TISSUE;

BREAST MODELING; BREAST TISSUES; ISOTROPIC DEFORMATION; LARGER DEFORMATIONS; LINEAR DEFORMATIONS; LINEAR ELASTICITY; NON-LINEAR MODELLING; NONLINEAR DEFORMATIONS; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ELASTICITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMARY GLAND; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 36249022684     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: 14778602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dqm006     Document Type: Article

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