Investigation of optimal method for inducing harmonic motion in tissue using a linear ultrasound phased array - A simulation study

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-113

  Heikkilä, Janne ^a   Hynynen, Kullervo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic radiation force; Finite element method (fem); Simulation; Soft tissue; Vibration

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY MODULATION; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE; LOCALIZED HARMONIC MOTIONS; SIMULATION; SINGLE-FREQUENCY METHOD; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND PHASED ARRAYS; ULTRASOUND RADIATION FORCE; VIBRATION;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MECHANICS; MONITORING; MOTION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; TARGET ORGAN; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; VIBRATION;

EID: 33750729642     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173460602800203     Document Type: Review

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