Abnormal mass detection in a real breast model: A computational tactile sensing approach

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 115-118

  Mojra, A ^a   Najarian, Simak ^a   Hosseini, S M ^a   Towliat Kashani, S M ^b   Panahi, F ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial tactile sensing; Breast tissue; Finite element analysis; Soft tissue; Tumor

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEDICAL PHYSICS; TUMORS;

BREAST TISSUES; EMBEDDED OBJECT; MASS DETECTION; SOFT TISSUE; TACTILE SENSING;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 77949454810     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03893-8_33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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