Elastography: Elasticity imaging using ultrasound with application to muscle and breast in vivo

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 73-88

  Cespedes I ^a   Ophir, J ^a   Ponnekanti, H ^a   Maklad, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; elasticity; elastography; muscle; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; MUSCLES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 0027319832     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469301500201     Document Type: Article

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