Transient Elastography Using Impulsive Ultrasound Radiation Force: A Preliminary Comparison With Surface Palpation Elastography

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 959-969

  Melodelima, David ^a   Bamber, Jeffrey C ^a   Duck, Francis A ^b   Shipley, Jacqueline A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastography; Imaging; Radiation force; Strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTICITY; STRAIN;

ECHO SIGNALS; SLIP BOUNDARIES; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT STRAIN IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

GELATIN;

ARTICLE; ELASTOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PALPATION ELASTOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GELATIN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALPATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34249302747     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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