Imaging transverse isotropic properties of muscle by monitoring acoustic radiation force induced shear waves using a 2-D matrix ultrasound array

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1671-1684

  Wang, Michael ^a   Byram, Brett ^a   Palmeri, Mark ^a   Rouze, Ned ^a   Nightingale, Kathryn ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic radiation force; elastography; shear wave imaging; transverse isotropy; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE; ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE; DOMINANT ORIENTATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; PHASE AND GROUP VELOCITIES; SHEAR WAVE IMAGING; TRANSVERSE ISOTROPIC; TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC RADIATORS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; ESTIMATION; LIGHT VELOCITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MUSCLE; SHEAR WAVES; ULTRASONICS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FIBERS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; FIBER; FORCE; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION; VELOCITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DOGS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84883354644     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2013.2262948     Document Type: Article

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