After X-radiography, ultrasound is now the most common of all the medical imaging
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …

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 …

After 20 years of innovation in techniques that specifically image the biomechanical
properties of tissue, the evolution of elastographic imaging can be viewed from its infancy …

From times immemorial manual palpation served as a source of information on the state of
soft tissues and allowed detection of various diseases accompanied by changes in tissue …

The technique of MR elastography (MRE) has emerged as a useful modality for
quantitatively imaging the mechanical properties of soft tissues in vivo. Recently, MRE has …

Mechanical properties of the extracellular microenvironment are known to alter cellular
behavior, such as spreading, proliferation or differentiation. Previous studies have primarily …

A stand‐alone ultrasound shear wave imaging technology has been developed to quantify
and visualize Young's modulus distribution by remotely applying ultrasound radiation force …

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a medical imaging technique that combines
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with mechanical vibrations to generate maps of …

From the development of x-ray imaging in the late 19th century, the field of medical imaging
developed an impressive array of modalities. These can measure and image a variety of …

The care and rehabilitation of individuals after lower limb amputation presents a substantial
and growing socioeconomic challenge. Clinical outcome is closely linked to successful …