Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Research on a Resonance Spectrum-Based Method for Measuring the Elastic Modulus of Small Size Soft Tissue Samples

  • Yujie Hu
  • , Kecai Lu
  • , Fei Shen
  • , Fan Fan
  • , Yue Wang
  • , Fengji Li
  • , Haijun Niu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

The elastic properties of biological tissues are highly correlated with pathological states. Accurate measurement of tissue elasticity can offer crucial insights for early disease diagnosis and precise treatment. This study introduces a method for measuring the elastic modulus of small size soft tissue samples. We utilize a surface microbead driven by external magnetic field as the excitation source, combined with resonance spectrum measurement based on optical coherence tomography (OCT), to obtain the tissue resonance frequency under microbead excitation. This study reveals significant linear correlation (R2=0.9994) between the resonance frequency of various component phantom materials (0.5%, 0.75%, 1.0%, 1.25%, 1.5%) - respectively 118.5±3.7 Hz, 200.8±2.9 Hz, 280.0±5.2 Hz, 360.9±6.8 Hz, 431.1±6.5 Hz - and the square root of the Young's modulus. Moreover, the measured resonance frequency is unaffected by the amplitude of the magnetic excitation or the measurement location on the sample. This study provides an effective and robust way to obtain the elastic modulus of soft tissue materials.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350371499
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 15 Jul 202419 Jul 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
ISSN (Print)1557-170X

Conference

Conference46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period15/07/2419/07/24

Keywords

  • Elasticity Measurement
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Resonance Spectrum
  • Soft Tissue

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Research on a Resonance Spectrum-Based Method for Measuring the Elastic Modulus of Small Size Soft Tissue Samples'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this