Smooth Muscle Cells of Penis in the Rat: Noninvasive Quantification with Shear Wave Elastography

Purpose. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of cavernosum play an important role in erection. It is of great significance to quantitatively analyze the level of SMCs in penis. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of shear wave elastography (SWE) on evaluating the level of SMCs in penis quantitativ...

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Main Authors: Jia-Jie Zhang, Xiao-Hui Qiao, Feng Gao, Ming Bai, Fan Li, Lian-Fang Du, Jin-Fang Xing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/595742