Main outcome measure Diagnosis of MTSS, confirmed by an independent blinded health practitioner. Results Both the palpation and oedema clinical tests were each found to be significant predictors for ...

Palpation technologies in teleoperated catheterization are essential for remotely assessing tissue characteristics such as stiffness and elasticity, which are critical for identifying pathways in ...

This paper presents a novel palpation probe based on optical fiber technology. It is designed to measure stiffness distribution of a soft tissue while sliding over the tissue surface in a near ...