The development of intra-operative ultrasound elasticity imaging techniques to assist during brain tumour resection
Brain tumour resection requires the surgeon to evaluate mechanical properties such as tumour stiffness and adherence of tumour to the surrounding normal brain. This is a subjective assessment. Ultrasound elasticity imaging techniques allow more objective measurement and imaging of mechanical propert...
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University College London (University of London)
2008
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