High resolution ultrasound elastomicroscopy imaging of soft tissues: System development and feasibility

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3925-3938

  Zheng, Y P ^a   Bridal, S L ^b   Shi, J ^a   Saied, A ^b   Lu, M H ^a   Jaffre, B ^b   Mak, A F T ^a   Laugier, P ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STRAIN; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

SOFT TISSUES; STRAIN MAPS;

TISSUE;

BIOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; B SCAN; BIOENGINEERING; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 4544324076     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/17/007     Document Type: Article

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