Design and fabrication of a novel tactile sensory system applicable in artificial palpation

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Afshari, Elnaz ^a   Najarian, Siamak ^a   Simforoosh, Nasser ^b   Hajizade Farkoush, Siamak ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial palpation; Kidney stone; Minimally invasive surgery; Tactile sensory system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL PALPATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; TOUCH;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALPATION; TOUCH;

EID: 78651373060     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2010.518739     Document Type: Article

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