Ultrasound dynamic micro-elastography applied to the viscoelastic characterization of soft tissues and arterial walls

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1492-1503

  Schmitt, Cédric ^a,b   Hadj Henni, Anis ^a   Cloutier, Guy ^a,b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SIMULATIONS; ARTERIAL WALL; DISPLACEMENT MAPS; ELASTOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GELATIN MATERIALS; HIGH FRAME RATE; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IN-VIVO; LEAST SQUARES; LIVING TISSUES; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NONINVASIVE METHODS; PORCINE AORTA; PROBLEM FORMULATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RAT LIVERS; SHEARING FREQUENCY; SIGNAL ACQUISITIONS; SOFT TISSUE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THIN WALLS; VASCULAR GEOMETRY; VASCULAR WALL; VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERIZATION; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

DIAGNOSIS; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHEAR WAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

SHEAR FLOW;

AGAR; GELATIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; DYNAMIC MICROELASTOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROSCOPE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; SWINE; ULTRASOUND; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEPATIC ARTERY; RATS; SWINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77956047682     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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