Nonlinear stress-strain relationships in tissue and their effect on the contrast-to-noise ratio in elastograms

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 839-851

  Varghese, T ^a   Ophir, J ^a   Krouskop, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Contrast to noise ratio; Contrast transfer efficiency; Cross correlation; Elastogram; Elastography; Imaging; Nonlinear stress strain; Strain; Strain filter; Strain dependent modulus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; ELASTICITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TISSUE;

CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; CONTRAST TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; ELASTOGRAPHY; STRAIN DEPENDENT MODULUS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BREAST; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TISSUE TYPES; ULTRASOUND; VARIANCE;

BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 0034209798     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00199-X     Document Type: Article

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