Methods And Apparatus To Measure Constitutive Relations And Fiber Orientation Of Soft Tissues

Inventors: Kang Kim: Choon Hwai Yap

Patent Number: 14/772,363

Abstract

The systems and methods provided herein relate to the performance of inverse reconstruction algorithms from ultrasound radiofrequency data and stress-strain data. These systems and methods can be applied to any soft tissue mechanical measurements, providing information about both mechanical properties and fiber orientation, and the relationships between them.
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