In current ultrasound elastography, only the axial component of the displacement vector is
estimated and used to produce strain images. A method was recently proposed by our group …

In current practice, only one out of three components of the tissue displacement vector and
one of nine components of the strain tensor are accurately estimated and imaged in …

In the current practice of ultrasound elastography, only the axial component of the
displacement vector is estimated and used to produce strain images. A method was recently …

Ultrasound strain imaging is used to measure local tissue deformations. Usually, only strains
along the ultrasound beam are estimated, because those estimates are most precise, due to …

Abstract Changes in tissue elasticity are correlated with certain pathological changes, such
as localized stiffening of malignant tumours or diffuse stiffening of liver fibrosis or placenta …

This paper introduces a 2-D strain imaging technique based on minimizing a cost function
using dynamic programming (DP). The cost function incorporates similarity of echo …

The current research and development of 2D (matrix-shaped) transducer arrays to acquire
3D ultrasound data sets provides new insights into medical ultrasound applications and in …

Model-based elastography is an emerging technique with clinical applications in imaging
vascular tissues, guiding minimally invasive therapies and diagnosing breast and prostate …

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 …

A major disadvantage of the current practice of elastography is that only the axial component
of the strain is estimated. The lateral and elevational components are basically disregarded …