Characterization of Biomaterials Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography

Autor: Thomas C. Hulshizer, James F. Greenleaf, J. A. Smith, Raja Muthupillai, Richard L. Ehman, Phillip J. Rossman
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation ISBN: 9781461377252
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5947-4_172
Popis: Many diseases are known to change the mechanical properties of tissue. For example, cancerous lesions tend to feel rigid when touched and infectious lesions tend to feel soft when compared to the surrounding tissue. This is why palpation is a useful diagnostic procedure.
Databáze: OpenAIRE