The development of a system that emulates percussion to detect the borders of the liver

Thesis (MScEng (Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. === Percussion is a centuries old bedside diagnostic technique that is used to diagnose various conditions of the thorax and abdomen, among these, abnormalities of the liver. The physician taps the patient’s...

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Main Author: Rauch, Hanz Frederick
Other Authors: Scheffer, C.
Language:en
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2331