Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 1033-1042 , July 2008

Quantitative Characterization of Viscoelastic Properties of Human Prostate Correlated with Histology

  • Man Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Man Zhang, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hopeman Building, Room 319, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627.
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  • Priya Nigwekar

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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  • Benjamin Castaneda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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  • Kenneth Hoyt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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  • Jean V. Joseph

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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  • Anthony di Sant'Agnese

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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  • Edward M. Messing

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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  • John G. Strang

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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  • Deborah J. Rubens

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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  • Kevin J. Parker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Received 6 June 2007 ,Revised 21 November 2007 ,Accepted 30 November 2007.

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PII: S0301-5629(07)00622-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.11.024

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 1033-1042 , July 2008

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