The past 20 years have witnessed ever-growing evidence that the mechanical properties of
biological tissues, from nanoscale to macroscale dimensions, are fundamental for cellular …

In the past 2 decades, sonoelastography has been progressively used as a tool to help
evaluate soft-tissue elasticity and add to information obtained with conventional gray-scale …

This manuscript describes the use of ultrasound elastography, with the exception of liver
applications, and represents an update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of …

Ultrasound (US) imaging is the most commonly performed cross-sectional diagnostic
imaging modality in the practice of medicine. It is low-cost, non-ionizing, portable, and …

The purposes of this study were to compare Young's modulus values determined by shear
wave ultrasound elastography (SWUE) with stiffness index obtained using a hand-held …

Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and therapeutic response evaluation of
muscular diseases. However, one important limitation is its incapacity to assess the in vivo …

Background Skeletal muscle undergoes structural changes with ageing which may alter its
biomechanical properties. Shear wave elastography (SWE) may detect these changes by …

Background Age and gender effects on muscle tone and mechanical properties have not
been studied using hand-held myometric technology. Monitoring changes in muscle …

Hydrogels that allow for the successful long-term in vitro culture of cell–biomaterial systems
to enable the maturation of tissue engineering constructs are highly relevant in regenerative …

The results of a lab-on-chip (LOC) platform fabrication equipped with a hydrogel matrix is
reported. A 3D printing technique was used to provide a hybrid,“sandwiched” type structure …