Finite element modeling of impulsive excitation and shear wave propagation in an incompressible, transversely isotropic medium

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2761-2768

  Rouze, Ned C ^a   Wang, Michael H ^a   Palmeri, Mark L ^a,b   Nightingale, Kathy R ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI); Finite element modeling; Impulsive excitation; Transversely isotropic material

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; IMPULSIVE EXCITATIONS; INCOMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL; PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MATERIALS; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MEDIUM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS; PHASE VELOCITY; SHEAR WAVES; VELOCITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; IMPULSIVE EXCITATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MATERIAL; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; MUSCLE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPAGATION VELOCITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR WAVE PROPAGATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WAVE MOTION;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE (ARFI); FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; IMPULSIVE EXCITATION; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MATERIAL;

ANISOTROPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALPATION;

EID: 84887408351     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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