Noncontact evaluation of articular cartilage degeneration using a novel ultrasound water jet indentation system

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-175

  Lu, M H ^a,b   Zheng, Y P ^a   Huang, Q H ^a   Ling, C ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Bridal, L ^c   Qin, L ^d   Mak, A ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Degeneration; Indentation; Osteoarthritis; Tissue; Ultrasound indentation; Water jet

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; INDENTATION; JETS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STIFFNESS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; DEGENERATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; ULTRASOUND INDENTATIONS; WATER JETS;

CARTILAGE;

TRYPSIN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHONDROPATHY; ECHOGRAPHY; PATELLA; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; PATELLA; TRYPSIN; WATER;

EID: 57349084117     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-008-9602-0     Document Type: Article

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