Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 206-212 , March 2008

Soft tissue elastometer

  • V. Egorov

      Affiliations

    • Artann Laboratories, Trenton, NJ, USA
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  • S. Tsyuryupa

      Affiliations

    • Artann Laboratories, Trenton, NJ, USA
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  • S. Kanilo

      Affiliations

    • Artann Laboratories, Trenton, NJ, USA
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  • M. Kogit

      Affiliations

    • Artann Laboratories, Trenton, NJ, USA
    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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  • A. Sarvazyan

      Affiliations

    • Artann Laboratories, Trenton, NJ, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 609 333 0710.

Received 17 October 2006 ,Revised 30 January 2007 ,Accepted 12 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.02.007

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 206-212 , March 2008

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