A mechanical model to compute elastic modulus of tissues for harmonic motion imaging

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2150-2158

  Shan, Baoxiang ^a   Pelegri, Assimina A ^a   Maleke, Caroline ^b   Konofagou, Elisa E ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Computational analysis; Harmonic motion imaging; Mechanical model; Tissue elasticity; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; MAMMALS; TESTING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

AMPLITUDE OF DISPLACEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HARMONIC MOTION IMAGING; MECHANICAL MODEL; SOFT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE; SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE; TISSUE ELASTICITY; TISSUE MIMICKING PHANTOM;

TISSUE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COW; ELASTICITY; HARMONIC MOTION IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL MODEL; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OSCILLOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOVEMENT; OSCILLOMETRY; SOFTWARE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 52649144229     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.029     Document Type: Article

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