Ultrasound (US) elasticity imaging is an extension of the ancient art of palpation and of
earlier US methods for viewing tissue stiffness such as echopalpation. Elasticity images …

Ultrasound elastography is an emerging set of imaging modalities used to image tissue
elasticity and are often referred to as virtual palpation. These techniques have proven …

Ultrasound elasticity imaging has been a research interest for the past 20 years with the goal
of generating novel images of soft tissues based on their material properties (ie, stiffness …

A new elastography method is presented that images the mechanical properties of soft
tissue. The tissue is externally vibrated over a range of frequencies simultaneously and the …

Ultrasound has been used as a diagnostic tool for more than 40 years. Many medical
applications have adopted ultrasound, mostly notably in obstetrics and cardiology. Started …

Conventional diagnostic ultrasound images of the anatomy (as opposed to blood flow)
reveal differences in the acoustic properties of soft tissues (mainly echogenicity but also, to …

Elastography is a method that can ultimately generate several new kinds of images, called
elastograms. As such, all the properties of elastograms are different from the familiar …

Ultrasonography has been widely used for diagnosis since it was first introduced in clinical
practice in the 1970's. Since then, new ultrasound modalities have been developed, such as …

Recently, a number of methods have been developed that make it possible to image the
elastic properties of soft tissues. Because certain types of tissues such as malignant lesions …

For centuries tissue palpation has been an important diagnostic tool. During palpation,
tumors are felt as tissues harder than the surrounding tissues. The significance of palpation …