… the elastic parameters of the tissue at each location.However, as we discuss later, many of
today's elasticity imaging methodsprovide a relative or qualitative measure of elasticity. This …

… to that from other imaging modalities and, as … by tissue elastic properties is dictated by
the tissue properties themselves and so will not be subject to the inherent limitation of the "images" …

… tissue elasticity using gated pulsed Doppler. The set of equations relating tissue properties
and tissue … of finding tissue elasticity reduces to measuring tissue peak displacements and …

… an image of estimated elastic modulus. There are 3 main types of US elasticity imaging:
elastography that tracks tissue … Doppler to generate an image of tissue movement in response to …

… Tissue characterization is of fundamental interest in clinical … from healthy areas within
biological tissues. This discipline is … or image analysis, parameters correlated to the tissue state. In …

… modern technology, several elasticity imaging schemes have been developed … elasticity
imaging methods that use a low-frequency (Hz to kHz range) harmonic force to excite the tissue. …

… Following an introduction to the subject of elasticity, the elasticity of biological soft tissues is
… The history of ultrasonic imaging of soft tissue strain and elasticity is summarized, together …

… images) was described [1], [2]. We labeled this instrument an “elasticity microscope” because
it can make images related to the elastic properties of tissue … (50 MHz imaging) capable of …

… Elasticity imaging of soft tissue can be divided into two … tissue elasticity from propagating
waves inside the soft tissue … /strain image to calculate the soft tissue elasticity. Recently, Latorre-…

… (laser, sonar and ultrasound) [biology, physics, nondestructive testing] In this article we
review imaging techniques for assessing the elastic properties of tissue. We briefly look at the …