The development of ultrasound-based elasticity imaging methods has been the focus of
intense research activity since the mid-1990s. In characterizing the mechanical properties of …

Up until about two decades ago acoustic imaging and ultrasound imaging were
synonymous. The term ultrasonography, or its abbreviated version sonography, meant an …

A 2-D matrix ultrasound array is used to monitor acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI)
induced shear wave propagation in 3-D in excised canine muscle. From a single acquisition …

Understanding the extent of inflammation is crucial for early disease detection, monitoring
disease progression, and evaluating treatment responses. Over the past decade …

Elastography researchers have utilized several rheological models to characterize soft
tissue viscoelasticity over the past thirty years. Due to the frequency-dependent behavior of …

Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) methods are being used to differentiate healthy
versus diseased tissue on the basis of their viscoelastic mechanical properties. Tissue …

Ultrasound tissue harmonic imaging is widely used to improve ultrasound B-mode imaging
quality thanks to its effectiveness in suppressing imaging artifacts associated with ultrasound …

Shear wave elastography imaging techniques provide quantitative measurement of soft
tissues elastic properties. Tendons, muscles and cerebral tissues are composed of fibers …

Superparamagnetic nanoparticles have become an important tool in biomedicine. Their
biocompatibility, controllable small size, and magnetic properties allow manipulation with an …

Within the field of elastography, a relatively new approach analyzes the limiting case of
shear waves established as a reverberant field. In this framework, it is assumed that a …