Aim: The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of various components, viscosity, ultrasonic frequency, and depth of the region of interest on Young’s modulus of the viscoelastic ...

ABSTRACT: Studies of the deformation characteristics of living cells can offer insights into the connections among mechanical state, chemical and biological responses and the onset, progression of ...

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom The rheological properties of porcine heart, kidney, liver and brain were measured ...

Shear modulus, also known as the modulus of rigidity, is a measure of the elasticity of a material when subjected to shear stress. In other words, it demonstrates how well the material resists ...

1 Department of Science Technology, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Nigeria. 2 Department of Physics, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. 3 Department of Physics, Michael Okpara University of ...

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Abstract: This study focuses on the reconstruction of the shear modulus contrast in linear elastic and isotropic media, in quasi-static ultrasound elastography. The method proposed is based on the ...