Imaging of the elastic properties of tissue - A review

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 959-977

  Gao, L ^a   Parker, K J ^a,b   Lerner, R M ^c   Levinson, S F ^a,b  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

^b STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Elastography; Hardness; Shear; Shear modulus; Sonoelasticity; Tissue motion; Tumor detection; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ELASTOGRAPHY; LEXICOGRAPHY; SONOELASTICITY;

TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTIC TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0030461378     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(96)00120-2     Document Type: Review

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