A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HARDNESS AND/OR STRAININFORMATION OF A TISSUE

    公开(公告)号:CA2661128A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-22

    申请号:CA2661128

    申请日:2006-08-18

    Abstract: The invention is related to a method for generating hardness and/or strai n information of a tissue which can be subject to a varying pressure, the me thod comprising: - positioning at least one signal transmitter (1) outside t he tissue (10); - positioning at least one signal receiver (1) outside the t issue (10); - using the signal transmitter (1) to send signals (S) at differ ent angles towards the tissue; - using the signal receiver (1) to receive si gnals from the tissue (10), wherein the received signals result from the sig nals that have been sent by said signal transmitter. The invention is also r elated to an apparatus for carrying out the method.

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