In vivo characterization of mechanical tissue properties of internal organs using endoscopic microscopy and inverse finite element analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 487-493

  Schwenninger David, D ^a   Schumann, Stefan ^a   Guttmann, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Inverse finite element analysis; Lung parenchyma; Material properties; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TISSUES; HYPERELASTIC MATERIALS; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; IN-VIVO; INTERNAL ORGANS; INVERSE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TISSUE; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEO-HOOKEAN MODEL; RELATIVE ERRORS; SHEAR MODULUS; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE MECHANICS; TISSUE PROPERTIES; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ELASTIC MODULI; ENDOSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POLYMER BLENDS; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENDOSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VIVO STUDY; INVERSE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG PRESSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS; SOFT TISSUE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 78651458042     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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