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Imaging in Medicine

Bio Mechanics Uses

A field that combine the disciplines of biology and engineering mechanics and utilizes the tools of physics, mathematics, and engineering to quantitatively describe the properties of biological materials. One among its basic properties is embodied in so-called constitutive laws, which fundamentally describe the properties of constituents, independent of size or geometry, and specifically how a cloth deforms in response to applied forces. For many inert materials, measurement of the forces and deformations is simple by means of commercially available devices or sensors which will be attached to a test specimen. Many materials, starting from steel to rubber, have linear constitutive laws, with the proportionality constant (elastic modulus) between the deformation and applied forces providing an easy index to differentiate the soft rubber from the stiff steel. While equivalent basic principles apply to living tissues, the complex composition of tissues makes obtaining constitutive laws difficult. Most tissues are too soft for the available sensors, so direct attachment not only will distort what's being measured but also will damage the tissue. Devices are needed that use optical, Doppler ultrasound, electromagnetic, and electrostatic principles to live deformations and forces without having to the touch the tissue. Totally 75 journals are present on this particular topic.    

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