Medical ultrasound: imaging of soft tissue strain and elasticity
PNT Wells, HD Liang - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …
Imaging the elastic properties of tissue: the 20 year perspective
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 …
properties of tissue, the evolution of elastographic imaging can be viewed from its infancy …
Wave-based optical coherence elastography: the 10-year perspective
F Zvietcovich, KV Larin - Progress in Biomedical Engineering, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
After ten years of progress and innovation, optical coherence elastography (OCE) based on
the propagation of mechanical waves has become one of the major and the most studied …
the propagation of mechanical waves has become one of the major and the most studied …
Model-based elastography: a survey of approaches to the inverse elasticity problem
MM Doyley - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Elastography is emerging as an imaging modality that can distinguish normal versus
diseased tissues via their biomechanical properties. This paper reviews current approaches …
diseased tissues via their biomechanical properties. This paper reviews current approaches …
Tissue elasticity properties as biomarkers for prostate cancer
K Hoyt, B Castaneda, M Zhang, P Nigwekar… - Cancer …, 2008 - content.iospress.com
In this paper we evaluate tissue elasticity as a longstanding but qualitative biomarker for
prostate cancer and sonoelastography as an emerging imaging tool for providing qualitative …
prostate cancer and sonoelastography as an emerging imaging tool for providing qualitative …
Mechanics of ultrasound elastography
Ultrasound elastography enables in vivo measurement of the mechanical properties of living
soft tissues in a non-destructive and non-invasive manner and has attracted considerable …
soft tissues in a non-destructive and non-invasive manner and has attracted considerable …
Quantitative sonoelastography for the in vivo assessment of skeletal muscle viscoelasticity
K Hoyt, T Kneezel, B Castaneda… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A novel quantitative sonoelastography technique for assessing the viscoelastic properties of
skeletal muscle tissue was developed. Slowly propagating shear wave interference patterns …
skeletal muscle tissue was developed. Slowly propagating shear wave interference patterns …
Shear wave dispersion measures liver steatosis
CT Barry, B Mills, Z Hah, RA Mooney, CK Ryan… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2012 - Elsevier
Crawling waves, which are interfering shear wave patterns, can be generated in liver tissue
over a range of frequencies. Some important biomechanical properties of the liver can be …
over a range of frequencies. Some important biomechanical properties of the liver can be …
Fast shear compounding using robust 2-D shear wave speed calculation and multi-directional filtering
A fast shear compounding method was developed in this study using only one shear wave
push-detect cycle, such that the shear wave imaging frame rate is preserved and motion …
push-detect cycle, such that the shear wave imaging frame rate is preserved and motion …
[HTML][HTML] Elastography: modality-specific approaches, clinical applications, and research horizons
Y Li, JG Snedeker - Skeletal radiology, 2011 - Springer
Manual palpation has been used for centuries to provide a relative indication of tissue health
and disease. Engineers have sought to make these assessments increasingly quantitative …
and disease. Engineers have sought to make these assessments increasingly quantitative …