Visualization of HIFU-Induced lesion boundaries by axial-shear strain elastography: A feasibility study

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 426-433

  Thittai, Arun K ^a   Galaz, Belfor ^a   Ophir, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Axial strain; Axial shear strain; Boundary; Breast; Elastography; Finite element; HIFU; Lesion; Noninvasive; Tumor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AXIAL STRAIN; AXIAL-SHEAR STRAIN; BOUNDARY; BREAST; ELASTOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT; HIFU; LESION; NONINVASIVE; ULTRASOUND;

ABLATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS; VISUALIZATION;

SHEAR STRAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXIAL SHEAR STRAIN ELASTOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL INJURY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; LIVER; SONICATION;

EID: 79851509174     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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