Review on different experimental techniques developed for recording force-deformation behaviour of soft tissues; with a view to surgery simulation applications

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 257-274

  Afshari, Elnaz ^a   Rostami, Mostafa ^a   Farahmand, Farzam ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

experimental techniques; force deformation behaviour; novel two jaw laparoscopic grasper; realistic modelling; Surgery simulation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING; SURGERY; TISSUE;

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FORCE DEFORMATION; NOVEL TWO-JAW LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER; REALISTIC MODELLING; SURGERY SIMULATIONS;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ASPIRATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPERIMENTATION; FORCE; FORCE DEFORMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SOFT TISSUE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PROCEDURES; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 85017570691     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091902.2016.1264492     Document Type: Review

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