Transient MR elastography (t-MRE) using ultrasound radiation force: Theory, safety, and initial experiments in vitro

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 871-881

  Souchon, Rémi ^a,b   Salomir, Rares ^a,b   Beuf, Olivier ^b,c,d,e,f   Milot, Laurent ^b,c,d,e,f   Grenier, Denis ^b,c,d,e,f   Lyonnet, Denis ^e,g   Chapelon, Jean Yves ^a,b   Rouvière, Olivier ^a,b,e,g  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^g EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance elastography; Radiation force; Shear wave; Transient; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES; TRANSIENTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

CLINICAL SETTINGS; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; RADIATION FORCES; TEMPERATURE ELEVATION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; ULTRASOUND RADIATION FORCE; VIBRATION SOURCES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SAFETY; SWINE; THERMOMETRY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 53549096544     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21718     Document Type: Article

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