In-vitro strain and modulus measurements in porcine cervical lymph nodes

Open Biomedical Engineering Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-46

  Yuen, Queeny Wing Han ^a   Zheng, Yong Ping ^a   Huang, Yan Ping ^a   He, Jun Feng ^a   Cheung, James Chung Wai ^a   Ying, Michael ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elastography; Indentation; Lymph node; Soft tissue; Strain image; Ultrasound; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASES; ELASTIC MODULI; INDENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHANTOMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; STIFFNESS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ABNORMAL LYMPH NODES; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; LYMPH NODE; MODULUS MEASUREMENTS; SOFT TISSUE; STRAIN IMAGES; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY;

BODY FLUIDS;

AGAR; GELATIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; EXCISION; INDENTATION TEST; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRAIN RATIO; SWINE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 80053501755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874120701105010039     Document Type: Article

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