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Review on different experimental techniques developed for recording force-deformation behaviour of soft tissues; with a view to surgery simulation applications

Afshari, E ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1080/03091902.2016.1264492
  3. Abstract:
  4. Different experimental techniques which have been developed to obtain data related to force-deformation behaviour of soft tissues play an important role in realistically simulating surgery processes as well as medical diagnoses and minimally invasive procedures. Indeed, an adequate quantitative description of soft-tissue-mechanical-behaviour requires high-quality experimental data to be obtained and analysed. In this review article we will first scan the motivations and basic technical issues on surgery simulation. Then, we will concentrate on different experimental techniques developed for recording force-deformation (stress-strain) behaviour of soft tissues with focussing on the in-vivo experimental setups. We will thoroughly review the available techniques by classifying them to four groups; elastography, indentation, aspiration and grasping techniques. The evolutions, advantages and limitations of each technique will be presented by a historical review. At the end, a discussion is given with the aim of summarising the proposed points and predicting the future of techniques utilised in extracting data related to force-deformation behaviour. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
  5. Keywords:
  6. Force-deformation behaviour ; Surgery simulation ; Deformation ; Diagnosis ; Histology ; Medical imaging ; Surgery ; Tissue ; Experimental techniques ; Force deformation ; Novel two-jaw laparoscopic grasper ; Realistic modelling ; Surgery simulations ; Tissue engineering ; Aspiration ; Elastography ; Experimental test ; Experimentation ; Force ; Magnetic resonance elastography ; Minimally invasive procedure ; Palpation ; Priority journal ; Review ; Robot assisted surgery ; Simulation ; Simulator ; Soft tissue ; General surgery ; Human ; Medical technology ; Minimally invasive surgery ; Procedures ; Robotic surgical procedure ; Theoretical model ; Biomedical technology ; Computer simulation ; Diagnostic imaging ; Elasticity imaging techniques ; Humans ; Minimally invasive surgical procedures ; Models, theoretical ; Robotic surgical procedures
  7. Source: Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology ; Volume 41, Issue 4 , 2017 , Pages 257-274 ; 03091902 (ISSN)
  8. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03091902.2016.1264492?journalCode=ijmt20