Extraction of mechanical properties of foot plantar tissues using ultrasound indentation associated with genetic algorithm

Hang Yin Ling, Pong Chi Choi, Yongping Zheng, Kin Tak Lau

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates the use of ultrasound indentation technique for estimating the mechanical properties of foot plantar tissues in virtue of the reconstruction of the force response using genetic algorithm (GA) from an indentation test based on a quasi-linear viscoelastic (QLV) model. The indentation test on the plantar tissues covering the right first metatarsal head of a normal subject was carried out to verify the feasibility of the GA for the extraction of the tissue properties. The QLV properties of the plantar tissues were determined by the GA with a fixed Poisson's ratio. Such results were then compared with those obtained using a classical optimization method. Moreover, the GA was further employed to simultaneously determine the QLV properties as well as the Poisson's ratio of the plantar tissues. The correlations between the QLV properties and the Poisson's ratio are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1579-1586
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering(all)

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