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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Tissue mechanical property"”.
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Shear Wave Elastography Based on Optical Coherence Tomography
Mechanical properties of biological tissue are involved in a wide range of modern advances of medical science and technology. The mechanical property of biological tissue is directly related to the functionalities of tissue or organ, hence the in-depth knowledge of tissue mechanical property could …
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Spatially-localized correlation of MRI and mechanical stiffness to assess cartilage integrity in the human tibial plateau
… is the use of a hand probe during arthroscopy. Mechanical probing, however, is invasive and requires anesthesia. Tightly confined areas of the articular surface can be difficult to reach and assess, and manual probing provides a subjective rather than a quantitative assessment of cartilage …
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Quantitative estimates of mechanical properties from in vivo tumors of rodent animals
Images of tumor mechanical properties provide important insights into malignant processes characterized by extracellular matrix remodeling and stiffening. This thesis focuses on using ultrasonic tools to image shear waves generated in spontaneous rodent mammary tumors to estimate the complex shear …
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Mechanical characterisation of soft biological tissue by using surface acoustic waves
Mechanical properties are important parameters in assessing physiologic conditions of biologic tissue for medical diagnosis or disease progression tracking. Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) have been preliminarily used for the characterisation of tissue mechanical properties and it is increasingly …
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Structure-functionality relationship of collagen scaffolds for tissue engineering
<p>Tissue engineering is a promising technology that enables scientists to create artificial organs or replace damaged tissues using animal cells and other components. For successful tissue regeneration, many factors should be taken into account, however, three components are most crucial: cell, …
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Soft tissue viscoelastic properties: measurements, models and interpretation
The quantification of mechanical properties of soft tissues has been of great interest for more than two decades because they have the potential of being used as biomarkers for disease diagnosis. Indentation techniques, the most recognized techniques for characterizing mechanical properties, are …
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Development of Surface Acoustic Wave Optical Coherence Elastography (SAW-OCE) for Soft Tissue Characterisation
Mechanical properties of biological soft tissues are closely related to their underlying pathological conditions. In clinical practice, they have been widely recognized as a significant indicator to assist disease diagnosis. There has been enormous technical advancement in imaging modalities such …