DocumentCode
2877754
Title
Importance of noninvasive functional measurement for therapeutic validation; Viscoelastic characterization by photoacoustic measurement
Author
Ishihara, Miya ; Sato, Masato ; Sato, Shunichi ; Mochida, Joji ; Kikuchi, Makoto
Author_Institution
Dept. of Med. Eng., Nat. Defense Med. Coll., Saitama, Japan
fYear
2004
fDate
14-17 Dec. 2004
Firstpage
99
Lastpage
100
Abstract
We proposed a measurement method for noninvasive functional characterization of cartilage for therapeutic validation. As relaxation times of laser-induced stress wave give the viscosity-elasticity ratio of samples, measurement of the relaxation times enables viscoelastic characterization.
Keywords
biological effects of acoustic radiation; biological effects of laser radiation; biological tissues; biomechanics; photoacoustic effect; viscoelasticity; cartilage; laser-induced stress wave; noninvasive functional measurement; photoacoustic measurement; relaxation time; therapeutic validation; viscoelastic characterization; viscosity-elasticity ratio; Biological tissues; Educational institutions; Elasticity; In vivo; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical pulses; Orthopedic surgery; Pulse amplifiers; Stress; Viscosity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8676-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412298
Filename
1412298
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