Table 8.
Potential technologies for advanced FE modelling input
| Soft Tissue Property | Technology | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisotropy | Diffusion Tensor MRI (DT MRI) | Ramsay et al. 2018 [94] | |
| Inhomogeneity | Different soft tissue layers |
MRI, Ultrasound |
Bader and Worsley 2018 [95] |
| Scar tissue | Elastography | Strijkers et al. 2019 [96] | |
| Fatty infiltration |
Dixon MRI method, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, T2 relaxation time mapping |
Strijkers et al. 2019 [96] | |
| Elasticity and stiffness | Elastography |
Nelissen et al. 2017 [97] Sigrist et al. 2017 [98] |
|