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 …

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 …

This paper presents an initial clinical evaluation of in vivo elastography for breast lesion
imaging using the concept of supersonic shear imaging. This technique is based on the …

High-precision motion estimation has become essential in ultrasound-based techniques
such as time-domain Doppler and elastography. Normalized cross-correlation (NCC) has …

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

Written by more than 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied
domains, this multidisciplinary resource surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and …

The use of ultrasound imaging by physical therapists is growing in popularity. This
commentary has 2 aims. The first is to introduce the concept of rehabilitative ultrasound …

Purpose Echocardiography is a widely used modality for diagnosis of the heart. It enables
observation of the shape of the heart and estimation of global heart function based on B …

The noninvasive estimation of in vivo mechanical properties of cornea is envisioned to find
several applications in ophthalmology. Such high-resolution measurements of local cornea …

This paper introduces two real-time elastography techniques based on analytic minimization
(AM) of regularized cost functions. The first method (1D AM) produces axial strain and …