Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research (대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지)

The Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering (대한의용생체공학회)
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Development of a Non-invasive Ultrasonic Measurement System for tissue elasticity

비침습적 초음파 조직 탄성도 측정 시스템 개발

  • Lee, G.J. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, W.H. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yu, J.W. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Seo, J.B. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, S.H. (Hana traditional Oriental medicine hospital) ;
  • Shin, T.M. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • 이균정 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과) ;
  • 최우혁 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과) ;
  • 유재원 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과) ;
  • 서종범 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과) ;
  • 최서형 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과) ;
  • 신태민 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과)
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

Diseases caused by indurate tissues of the internal organs are liver cirrhosis and abdominal sclerosis. The cause of chronic gastro-intestinal disease is a digestive system disorder and a defecation disorder. They impede peristaltic movement and digestive system with the symptom that indurate tissues. The purpose of the present study was to determine the disease grade quantitatively by measuring an indurated standard of tissues and organs. For the measurement of elasticity, we designed the system that measure the displacement of the substance and approved pressure using ultrasound transducer. For verification of developed system, we compared elasticity as results of experiment between the developed system and public elasticity measurement machine at individual plastic phantoms made by plastic hardener and softener. Elasticity of the plastic phantoms is averagely 0.007MPa lower measured by developed system than Micro-indenter, and less than 10% errors. Comparing with economical value and accuracy between developed system and Micro-indenter, the system is significant of measurement for tissue elasticity. Thus, it is possible to measure a elasticity at human tissue and organ. A chronic gastro-disease as well as grade could be decided objective validity using this system.

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