Evaluation of the mechanical properties of human liver and kidney through aspiration experiments

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Nava, Alessandro ^a   Mazza, Edoardo ^a   Kleinermann, Frederic ^b   Avis, Nick J ^c   McClure, John ^d   Bajka, Michael ^e  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CAMERA; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY; LIVER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SOFT TISSUE; VACUUM; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 4344662348     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2004-12306     Document Type: Article

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