Palpation force modulation strategies to identify hard regions in soft tissue organs

Correction: Palpation force modulation strategies to identify hard regions in soft tissue organs

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171706.].

Palpation force modulation strategies to identify hard regions in soft tissue organs

This paper presents experimental evidence for the existence of a set of unique force modulation strategies during manual soft tissue palpation to locate hard abnormalities such as tumors. We explore the active probing strategies of defined local areas and outline the role of force control. In addition, we investigate whether the applied force depends on the non-homogeneity of the soft tissue. E...

Salient Features of Soft Tissue Examination Velocity during Manual Palpation

Force vs. Deformation in soft tissue puncture

Soft tissue models are of fundamental interest to minimally invasive surgery. As the proprioceptive feedback in these procedures is limited, visualization and augmentation can greatly enhance the efficacy of these procedures. We are interested in the modeling and validation of soft tissue response to surgical instruments, and in particular, soft tissue behavior during punctures. A system for th...

Gradient biomaterials for soft-to-hard interface tissue engineering.

Interface tissue engineering (ITE) is a rapidly developing field that aims to fabricate biological tissue alternates with the goal of repairing or regenerating the functions of diseased or damaged zones at the interface of different tissue types (also called "interface tissues"). Notable examples of the interface tissues in the human body include ligament-to-bone, tendon-to-bone and cartilage-t...