In this paper, a novel computationally efficient quasi-static ultrasound elastography
technique is introduced by optimizing an energy function. Unlike conventional elastography …

Energy-based ultrasound elastography techniques minimize a regularized cost function
consisting of data and continuity terms to obtain local displacement estimates based on the …

A critical step in quasi-static ultrasound elastography is the estimation of time delay between
two frames of radio-frequency (RF) data that are obtained while the tissue is undergoing …

Ultrasound elastography is a prominent noninvasive medical imaging technique that
estimates tissue elastic properties to detect abnormalities in an organ. A common …

Time delay estimation (TDE) between two radio-frequency (RF) frames is one of the major
steps of quasi-static ultrasound elastography, which detects tissue pathology by estimating …

Ultrasound elastography aims to determine the mechanical properties of the tissue by
monitoring tissue deformation due to internal or external forces. Tissue deformations are …

This paper introduces a novel technique to estimate tissue displacement in quasi-static
elastography. A major challenge in elastography is estimation of displacement (also referred …

Ultrasound transducers are commonly tracked in modern ultrasound navigation/guidance
systems. In this article, we demonstrate the advantages of incorporating tracking information …

High-frame rate ultrasound imaging is necessary to track fast deformation in ultrasound
elasticity imaging, but the image quality may be degraded. Previously, we investigated the …

Abstract Changes in tissue elasticity are generally correlated with pathological phenomena.
For example, diffuse liver disease progressively reduces the elasticity of the liver. Quasi …