A Pilot Study on Ultrasound Elastography for Evaluation of Mechanical Characteristics and Oral Strategy of Gels

Journal of Texture Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 152-160

  Gao, Zhihong ^a   Nakao, Satomi ^b   Ishihara, Sayaka ^b   Funami, Takahiro ^b   Kohyama, Kaoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SAN EI GEN F F I INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial tongue; Gellan gels; Mechanical characteristics; Oral strategy; Strain; Ultrasound elastography

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; STRAIN; ULTRASONICS;

ARTIFICIAL TONGUE; FRACTURE FORCE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; NONINVASIVE METHODS; ORAL STRATEGY; STRAIN RATIOS; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND PROBES;

GELS;

EID: 84962068313     PISSN: 00224901     EISSN: 17454603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtxs.12170     Document Type: Article

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