Mechanical gluteal soft tissue material parameter validation under complex tissue loading

A Novel MRI Compatible Soft Tissue Indentor and Fibre Bragg Grating Force Sensor

“…[16,17]) and the study of pressure ulcer development (e.g. [18][19][20][21][22][23]). In addition, as is relevant here, they have been employed for non-invasive investigation of soft tissue biomechanics (e.g.…”

“…In addition, as is relevant here, they have been employed for non-invasive investigation of soft tissue biomechanics (e.g. [2,18,[22][23][24][25][26]).…”

“…A variety of soft tissue loading systems that can be used in the MRI environment have been proposed in the literature (e.g. [18,[22][23][24][25][26][27]), however their design is often tailored to suit their particular application (e.g. ranging from rat lower limb [18], to human footpad [25] and pigs buttock [23]) which, to date, has not included indentation of the upper arm.…”

“…Most current soft tissue loading systems do not have dynamic displacement or force control capabilities during imaging (e.g. [22,24,25]) and have so far been limited to quasi-static applications (e.g. [18,[22][23][24][25][26]).…”

“…In some cases the load can only be applied prior to imaging and cannot be altered during scanning (e.g. [22,24]) which does not enable dynamic analysis and MRI based deformation measurement techniques such as SPAMM (Spatial Modulation of the Magnetisation) (e.g. [2,3]) tagged MRI.…”