Comparison of methods used to measure the thickness of soft tissues and their influence on the evaluation of tensile stress

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1955-1960

  O'Leary, Siobhan A ^a   Doyle, Barry J ^a,b,c   McGloughlin, Tim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurement; Physical dimensions; Soft tissue; Tensile stress; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS; COMPARISON OF METHODS; INTRALUMINAL THROMBUS; LASER DISPLACEMENT SENSORS; PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TECHNIQUE; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; GLASS; MEASUREMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMETERS; TENSILE STRESS; THICKNESS GAGES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

TISSUE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LASER; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROMETER; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TECHNIQUE; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SOFT TISSUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THICKNESS; THICKNESS GAUGE; THROMBUS; VERNIER CALIPER;

MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS; SOFT TISSUE; TENSILE STRESS; THICKNESS;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; LASERS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUS SCROFA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84880039722     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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