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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2023
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Bela Suki, Newton, MA (US);
Jae Hun Kim, Natick, MA (US);
Joseph Hall, Boston, MA (US);
Ramaswamy Krishnan, Boston, MA (US);
Niccole Schaible, Boston, MA (US);
Trustees of Boston University, Boston (MA), Boston, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems for determining a stretch condition of a tissue and assessing the stiffness of the tissue. Also provided herein are methods for using the systems for measuring stiffness of a tissue, assessing the effect of an agent on a tissue, and identifying subjects having a disease or disorder associated with increased or decreased stiffness of a tissue.