Peter
Latta1, Patricia Debergue2, Marco L.H. Gruwel1,
Brendon Matwiy1, Uta Sboto-Frankenstein1, Boguslaw
Tomanek1
1MRTechnology, NRC-CNRC Institute for
Biodiagnostics, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; 2NRC-CNRC Industrial
Materials Institute, Boucherville, QC, Canada
We
preset a convertible pneumatic actuator design to generate vibration for MRE
experiments. The experimental results on both phantoms and volunteers showed
that the actuator produces suitable shear waves for the calculation of
viscoelastic properties of tissues and materials in the frequency range of
25-150Hz. The unique feature of our design is its flexibility and ease of
use.