Antonius Franciscus Wilhelmus van der Steen,Christoffel Leendert de Korte,Frits Mastik,Johannes Antonius Schaar
申请号：
US10790618
公开号：
US08308643B2
申请日:
2004.03.01
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
A method for generating hardness information of tissue subject to a varying pressure. The method comprises receiving signals from the tissue from a sensor for measuring the deformation of the tissue in a measuring plane defined by the sensor, which sensor, during a varying pressure exerted on the tissue, is moved along the tissue in a direction transverse to the measuring plane identifying strain of the tissue from the resulting signals and relating the strain to elasticity and/or hardness parameters of the tissue. The method may comprise the step of displaying elasticity and/or hardness parameters of a tissue surface or tissue volume part extending practically parallel to the direction of motion of the sensor.
