• DocumentCode
    347228
  • 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
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5674-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802697
  • Filename
    802697