Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 307-315 , April 2007

A pinch elastometer for soft tissue

  • S.M. Harrison

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    • ,
  • M.B. Bush

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 864883704.
    • ,
  • P.E. Petros

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    • Royal Perth Hospital, Australia

Received 19 July 2005 ,Revised 27 March 2006 ,Accepted 31 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.03.011

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 307-315 , April 2007

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