Measuring three-dimensional strain distribution in tendon

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 195-205

  Khodabakhshi, G ^a   Walker, D ^a   Scutt, A ^a   Way, L ^a   Cowie, R M ^a   Hose, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Image processing; Strain measurement; Tendon

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE FRACTURE; IMAGE REGISTRATION; LOADING; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN;

APPLIED LOADS; FIBROUS TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; IMAGES PROCESSING; LOADING AXIS; LOCAL STRAINS; MECHANICAL STRESS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAINS MEASUREMENTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRAINS;

TENDONS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENDON; TENSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 84873721813     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12009     Document Type: Article

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