Elastography: Ultrasonic imaging of tissue strain and elastic modulus in vivo

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-70

  Ophir, J ^a   Cespedes, I ^a   Garra, B ^b   Ponnekanti, H ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Maklad, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Elasticity; Elastogram; Elastography; Imaging; Prostate; Strain; Stress; Ultrasound; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; BREAST; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0030069989     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-8266(95)00134-4     Document Type: Article

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