What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to assess the mechanical behavior of breast and prostate tissues under compression loading using elastography.

Elastic Moduli of Breast and Prostate Tissues under Compression

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

Randomized trial evaluates tissue elasticity in breast and prostate, highlighting important differences in moduli.

The aim is to assess the mechanical behavior of breast and prostate tissues under compression loading using elastography.
Samples subjected to compression loading and histological analysis conducted.
Testing performed at three different strain rates to evaluate viscoelastic properties.
Comparison of elastic modulus across various tissue types including breast fat, glandular, and carcinomas.
Breast fat tissue shows a constant elastic modulus, while other breast tissues depend on strain level.
Fibrous breast tissues are 1 to 2 orders of magnitude stiffer than fat tissue.
Normal prostate tissue exhibits a lower modulus than prostate cancers, with benign prostatic hyperplasia having the lowest modulus.

Krouskop et al. (1998) studied this question.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark