Title :
In vivo characterization of buttock soft tissue using quasi-linear viscoelastic modeling
Author :
Wang, Jue ; Bertocci, Gina ; Brienza, David M. ; Karg, Patricia ; Yuan, Ying-Wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Rehabilitation Sci. & Technol., Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
Abstract :
In vivo characterization of buttock soft tissue was performed. Four characteristic parameters of soft tissue loading response were extracted from the quasi-linear viscoelastic (QLV) model and were compared. The results showed that the method, using the computer automated seating system and the QLV model, is suitable for studying buttock tissue properties in vivo across different populations
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomechanics; parameter estimation; physiological models; viscoelasticity; In vivo characterization; buttock soft tissue; characteristic parameters; computer automated seating system; pressure ulcer prevention; quasi-linear viscoelastic modeling; Biological tissues; Biomechanics; Buttocks; Elasticity; Force measurement; History; In vivo; Sensor arrays; Shape control; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802697
