Ultrasound elastography (USE) or elastosonography is an ultrasound-based, non-invasive
imaging method for assessing tissue elasticity. The different types of elastosonography are …

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 …

Ultrasound is a highly adaptable medical imaging modality that offers several applications
and a wide range of uses, both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The principles of …

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 Elastography for Biomedical Applications and Medicine Ivan Z. Nenadic,
Matthew W. Urban, James F. Greenleaf, Mayo Clinic Ultrasound Research Laboratory, Mayo …

Ten years have passed since the first commercial equipment for elastography was released;
since then clinical utility has been demonstrated. Nowadays, most manufacturers offer an …

It is known that changes in the mechanical properties of tissues are associated with the
onset and progression of certain diseases. Ultrasound elastography is a technique to …

Ultrasound elastography (USE) provides complementary information of tissue stiffness and
elasticity to conventional ultrasound imaging. It is noninvasive and free of radiation, and has …

Elastography is a useful and interesting technique that can be used to infer stiffness
information from ultrasound medical images. In one decade of activity, the scientific …

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 …