Fig. 6
Each colored patch shows the interpolated range of the stiffness values (in mbar) of the silicone cervices, assessed by the participants through palpation as firm, medium or soft. The distributions indicate the broad and overlapping range of stiffnesses encompassed by each classification. For instance, most participants assess cervices with low pcl value stiffnesses as soft, however, the assessment of soft includes cervices with pcl values around 120 mbar, which were also assessed both as medium and soft