Why are viscosity and nonlinearity bound to make an impact in clinical elastographic diagnosis?
The adoption of multiscale approaches by the biomechanical community has caused a
major improvement in quality in the mechanical characterization of soft tissues. The recent …
major improvement in quality in the mechanical characterization of soft tissues. The recent …
Mechanical properties of female reproductive organs and supporting connective tissues: a review of the current state of knowledge
A Baah-Dwomoh, J McGuire… - Applied …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Although there has been an upsurge of interest in research on women's sexual and
reproductive health, most of the research has remained confined to the obstetrics and …
reproductive health, most of the research has remained confined to the obstetrics and …
Comprehensive experimental assessments of rheological models' performance in elastography of soft tissues
Elastography researchers have utilized several rheological models to characterize soft
tissue viscoelasticity over the past thirty years. Due to the frequency-dependent behavior of …
tissue viscoelasticity over the past thirty years. Due to the frequency-dependent behavior of …
A multilevel Bayesian method for ultrasound-based damage identification in composite laminates
Estimating deterministic single-valued damage parameters when evaluating the actual
health state of a material has a limited meaning if one considers not only the existence of …
health state of a material has a limited meaning if one considers not only the existence of …
Transient elastography to assess the cervical ripening during pregnancy: a preliminary study
Purpose To explore the feasibility of transient elastography (TE) to quantify cervical stiffness
changes during normal pregnancy and its spatial variability. Materials and Methods TE was …
changes during normal pregnancy and its spatial variability. Materials and Methods TE was …
Kelvin–voigt parameters reconstruction of cervical tissue-mimicking phantoms using torsional wave elastography
The reconstruction of viscous properties of soft tissues, and more specifically, of cervical
tissue is a challenging problem. In this paper, a new method is proposed to reconstruct the …
tissue is a challenging problem. In this paper, a new method is proposed to reconstruct the …
In vivo measurement of cervical elasticity on pregnant women by torsional wave technique: a preliminary study
A torsional wave (TW) sensor prototype was employed to quantify stiffness of the cervix in
pregnant women. A cross-sectional study in a total of 18 women between 16 weeks and 35 …
pregnant women. A cross-sectional study in a total of 18 women between 16 weeks and 35 …
Viscoelastic model characterization of human cervical tissue by torsional waves
The understanding of changes in the viscoelastic properties of cervical tissue during the
gestation process is a challenging problem. In this work, we explore the importance of …
gestation process is a challenging problem. In this work, we explore the importance of …
Mechanical assessment of cervical remodelling in pregnancy: insight from a synthetic model
During the gestation and the cervical remodelling, several changes occur progressively in
the structure of the tissue. An increase in the hydration, disorganisation of collagen network …
the structure of the tissue. An increase in the hydration, disorganisation of collagen network …
Assessment of structural heterogeneity and viscosity in the cervix using shear wave elasticity imaging: initial results from a rhesus macaque model
IM Rosado-Mendez, ML Palmeri, LC Drehfal… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2017 - Elsevier
Shear wave elasticity imaging has shown promise in evaluation of the pregnant cervix.
Changes in shear wave group velocity have been attributed exclusively to changes in …
Changes in shear wave group velocity have been attributed exclusively to changes in …