Medical Image Analysis
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , February 2011

Characterization of frequency-dependent material properties of human liver and its pathologies using an impact hammer

  • M. Umut Ozcan

      Affiliations

    • College of Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sina Ocal

      Affiliations

    • College of Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Cagatay Basdogan

      Affiliations

    • College of Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: College of Engineering, Koc University, Rumelifeneri yolu, Istanbul 34450, Turkey. Tel.: +90 212 338 1721; fax: +90 212 338 1548.
    • ,
  • Gulen Dogusoy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Yaman Tokat

      Affiliations

    • Liver Transplant Center, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 19 January 2010 ,Revised 23 June 2010 ,Accepted 25 June 2010.

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Medical Image Analysis
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , February 2011

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