Evaluation of robustness of S-transform based phase velocity estimation in viscoelastic phantoms and renal transplants

P Kijanka, L Vasconcelos, J Mandrekar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) methods are being used to differentiate healthy
versus diseased tissue on the basis of their viscoelastic mechanical properties. Tissue …

Local phase velocity based imaging: A new technique used for ultrasound shear wave elastography

P Kijanka, MW Urban - IEEE transactions on medical imaging, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound shear wave elastography is an imaging modality for noninvasive evaluation of
tissue mechanical properties. However, many current techniques overestimate lesions …

Classification of liver diseases based on ultrasound image texture features

SSD Xu, CC Chang, CT Su, PQ Phu - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper discusses using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) to distinguish between
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), ie, the most common type of primary liver malignancy and …

Phase velocity estimation with expanded bandwidth in viscoelastic phantoms and tissues

P Kijanka, MW Urban - IEEE transactions on medical imaging, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) is a technique used to measure mechanical
properties to evaluate healthy and pathological soft tissues. SWE typically employs an …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound shear wave propagation modeling in general tissue–like viscoelastic materials

M Osika, P Kijanka - Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study aims to present an approach for the simulation of ultrasound elastic
waves propagation in a diverse range of heterogeneous tissue-like viscoelastic materials …

Two-point frequency shift method for shear wave attenuation measurement

P Kijanka, MW Urban - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) is an increasingly used noninvasive modality
for quantitative evaluation of tissue mechanical properties. SWE typically uses an acoustic …

Ultrasound viscoelastography by acoustic radiation force: A state-of-the-art review

X Chen, X Li, S Turco, RJG Van Sloun… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound elastography (USE) is a promising tool for tissue characterization as several
diseases result in alterations of tissue structure and composition, which manifest as changes …

Multimodal guided wave inversion for arterial stiffness: methodology and validation in phantoms

T Roy, M Urban, Y Xu, J Greenleaf… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Arterial stiffness is an important biomarker for many cardiovascular diseases. Shear wave
elastography is a recent technique aimed at estimating local arterial stiffness using guided …

Local phase velocity based imaging of viscoelastic phantoms and tissues

P Kijanka, MW Urban - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assessment of soft tissue elasticity and viscosity is of interest in several clinical applications.
In this study, we present the feasibility of the local phase velocity based imaging (LPVI) …

Two point method for robust shear wave phase velocity dispersion estimation of viscoelastic materials

P Kijanka, L Ambrozinski, MW Urban - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) is an imaging modality used for noninvasive,
quantitative evaluation of tissue mechanical properties. SWE uses an acoustic radiation …