Device for measurement of human tissue properties in vivo

Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-205

  Williams II, Robert L ^a   Ji, Wei ^a   Howell, John N ^a   Conatser Jr , Robert R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Haptics; Human tissue properties; In vivo human body compliance measurement; Palpatory diagnosis; Virtual haptic back

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HAPTIC INTERFACES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

HUMAN TISSUE PROPERTIES; PALPATORY DIAGNOSIS; VIRTUAL HAPTIC BACK;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REST; SITTING; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VIRTUAL REALITY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 43149104307     PISSN: 19326181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2778703     Document Type: Article

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