Viscoelastic properties of the tongue and soft palate using MR elastography

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 450-454

  Cheng, S ^a   Gandevia, S C ^a   Green, M ^a   Sinkus, R ^b   Bilston, L E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance elastography; Shear modulus; Tongue mechanical properties; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HUMAN TONGUE; IN-VIVO; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MR ELASTOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR MODULUS; SOFT PALATES; SOFT TISSUE; TONGUE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; UPPER AIRWAY; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SHEAR STRAIN; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEAR FLOW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALATE, SOFT; TONGUE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78651456273     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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