"Patchiness" in Mechanical Stiffness across a Tumor as an Early-Stage Marker for Malignancy
Z. Mirzakhel, G. A. Reddy, J. Boman, B. Manns, S. Van Teer, P. Katira
This paper introduces a 'patchiness' index to quantify mechanical heterogeneity in tumors, showing it can predict malignant transformation in healthy tissues.
bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2023Cancer Biology