A mechano-acoustic indentor system for in vivo measurement of nonlinear elastic properties of soft tissue
OBJECTIVES: Soft tissue exhibits nonlinear stress-strain behavior under compression.
Characterizing its nonlinear elasticity may aid detection, diagnosis, and treatment of soft …
Characterizing its nonlinear elasticity may aid detection, diagnosis, and treatment of soft …
A novel ultrasound indentation system for measuring biomechanical properties of in vivo soft tissue
Technologies for soft tissue analysis are advancing at a rapid place. For instance,
elastography, which provides soft tissue strain images, is starting to be tried in clinical …
elastography, which provides soft tissue strain images, is starting to be tried in clinical …
Development of an ultrasound indentation system for biomechanical properties assessment of soft tissues in-vivo
An ultrasound indentation system for biomechanical assessment of soft tissues in-vivo was
developed. The system consists of a hand-held pen-size indentation probe, an ultrasound …
developed. The system consists of a hand-held pen-size indentation probe, an ultrasound …
An ultrasound indentation system for biomechanical properties assessment of soft tissues in-vivo
An ultrasound indentation system for biomechanical assessment of soft tissues in vivo was
developed. The pen-size, hand-held probe was composed of an ultrasound transducer and …
developed. The pen-size, hand-held probe was composed of an ultrasound transducer and …
Experimental and computational analysis of soft tissue stiffness in forearm using a manual indentation device
A hand held stiffness meter can be used to measure indentation stiffness of human soft
tissues, sensitively altered, eg, by pathological tissue swelling. Under indentation load, the …
tissues, sensitively altered, eg, by pathological tissue swelling. Under indentation load, the …
Objective assessment of limb tissue elasticity: development of a manual indentation procedure
An ultrasound indentation system with a pen-size hand-held probe was developed and used
to obtain the effective Young's moduli of forearm and lower limb soft tissues in 12 subjects …
to obtain the effective Young's moduli of forearm and lower limb soft tissues in 12 subjects …
Extraction of effective Young's modulus of skin and subcutaneous tissues from manual indentation data
An ultrasound indentation system with a pen-size hand-held probe was used to obtain the
indentation responses of forearm soft tissues. Three normal forearms were each tested with …
indentation responses of forearm soft tissues. Three normal forearms were each tested with …
The accuracy of ultrasonic indentation in detecting simulated bone displacement: a comparison of three techniques
GN Kawchuk, TR Liddle, OR Fauvel… - Journal of manipulative …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Palpation is used most commonly to assess tissue stiffness despite its well-
known deficiencies. As an improvement, a mechanical technique known as ultrasonic …
known deficiencies. As an improvement, a mechanical technique known as ultrasonic …
Shear wave elastography can assess the in-vivo nonlinear mechanical behavior of heel-pad
PE Chatzistergos, S Behforootan, D Allan… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study combines non-invasive mechanical testing with finite element (FE) modelling to
assess for the first time the reliability of shear wave (SW) elastography for the quantitative …
assess for the first time the reliability of shear wave (SW) elastography for the quantitative …
Experimentally derived viscoelastic properties of human skin and muscle in vitro
Measurement of the mechanical properties of human skin in vivo is challenging. Moreover,
those with regard to excitation frequency have been rarely reported thus far. In this study, a …
those with regard to excitation frequency have been rarely reported thus far. In this study, a …