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Non-invasive measurement method for hardness in muscular tissues

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  1. Department of Bio-Medical Engineering, Tokai University School of High Technology for Human Welfare, Nishino 317, Numazu-shi, 410-03, Shizuoka, Japan

    M. Horikawa

  2. Health Administration Centre, Aoyama Gakuin University, 4-4-25, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    S. Ebihara

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

    F. Sakai

  4. Fuji Bank Medical Centre, 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    M. Akiyama

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Horikawa, M., Ebihara, S., Sakai, F. et al. Non-invasive measurement method for hardness in muscular tissues. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 31, 623–627 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02441811

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