Magnetic resonance- and ultrasound imaging-based elasticity imaging methods: A review

Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-134

  Vappou, Jonathan ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics and biomechanical testing; Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE); Noninvasive testing; Ultrasound elastography; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL TESTING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL APPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; ELASTICITY IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; IMAGING MODALITY; IN-VIVO; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NONINVASIVE TESTING; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE STIFFNESS; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; TISSUE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISUALIZATION;

ELASTICITY;

ACCURACY; ACOUSTICS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FORCE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84863598909     PISSN: 0278940X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.v40.i2.30     Document Type: Review

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