Biophysical bases of elasticity imaging
AP Sarvazyan, AR Skovoroda, SY Emelianov… - Acoustical imaging, 1995 - Springer
Elasticity imaging is based on two processes. The first is the evaluation of the mechanical
response of a stressed tissue using imaging modalities, eg ultrasound, magnetic resonance …
response of a stressed tissue using imaging modalities, eg ultrasound, magnetic resonance …
Imaging of the elastic properties of tissue—A review
L Gao, KJ Parker, RM Lerner, SF Levinson - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 1996 - Elsevier
Recently, a number of methods have been developed that make it possible to image the
elastic properties of soft tissues. Because certain types of tissues such as malignant lesions …
elastic properties of soft tissues. Because certain types of tissues such as malignant lesions …
Acoustic radiation force-based elasticity imaging methods
ML Palmeri, KR Nightingale - Interface focus, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Conventional diagnostic ultrasound images portray differences in the acoustic properties of
soft tissues, whereas ultrasound-based elasticity images portray differences in the elastic …
soft tissues, whereas ultrasound-based elasticity images portray differences in the elastic …
Realtime elastography. A new ultrasound procedure for the reconstruction of tissue elasticity
H Frey - Der Radiologe, 2003 - europepmc.org
It is well known that some diseases, such as cancer, lead to a change of tissue hardness (ie
the so-called elasticity modulus). The reconstruction of tissue elasticity provides the …
the so-called elasticity modulus). The reconstruction of tissue elasticity provides the …
Elastographic imaging
J Ophir, B Garra, F Kallel, E Konofagou… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2000 - Elsevier
The mechanical attributes of soft tissues depend on their molecular building blocks (fat,
collagen etc.), on the microscopic and macroscopic structural organization of these blocks …
collagen etc.), on the microscopic and macroscopic structural organization of these blocks …
Elastography: elasticity imaging using ultrasound with application to muscle and breast in vivo
I Cespedes, J Ophir, H Ponnekanti, N Maklad - Ultrasonic imaging, 1993 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in tissue elasticity are generally correlated with its pathological state. In
many cases, despite the difference in elasticity, the small size of a lesion or its location deep …
many cases, despite the difference in elasticity, the small size of a lesion or its location deep …
Elastography: ultrasonic imaging of tissue strain and elastic modulus in vivo
J Ophir, I Cespedes, B Garra, H Ponnekanti… - European journal of …, 1996 - Elsevier
We review the principles of elastography and some of its accomplishments to date in the
area of breast imaging in vivo. We present a literature review of a variety of methods for the …
area of breast imaging in vivo. We present a literature review of a variety of methods for the …
Acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging in diagnostic ultrasound
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 …
intense research activity since the mid-1990s. In characterizing the mechanical properties of …
Elastography: imaging the elastic properties of soft tissues with ultrasound
J Ophir, SK Alam, BS Garra, F Kallel… - Journal of medical …, 2002 - Springer
Elastography is a method that can ultimately generate several new kinds of images, called
elastograms. As such, all the properties of elastograms are different from the familiar …
elastograms. As such, all the properties of elastograms are different from the familiar …
A unified view of imaging the elastic properties of tissue
KJ Parker, LS Taylor, S Gracewski… - The Journal of the …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
A number of different approaches have been developed to estimate and image the elastic
properties of tissue. The biomechanical properties of tissues are vitally linked to function and …
properties of tissue. The biomechanical properties of tissues are vitally linked to function and …