After X-radiography, ultrasound is now the most common of all the medical imaging
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …

The specific purpose of this review is to describe the progress of our work on elastography at
the University of Texas Medical School-Houston in the past decade (2000-2010), and to …

Ultrasonic strain imaging usually begins with displacement estimates computed using finite-
length sections of RF ultrasound signals. Amplitude variations in the ultrasound are known …

This article describes the evaluation of a novel method of tissue displacement for use in the
elastographic visualization of radio‐frequency (rf) ablation‐induced lesions. The method …

In elasticity imaging, the ultrasound frames acquired during tissue deformation are analyzed
to estimate the internal displacements and strains. If the deformation rate is high, high-frame …

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 …

Focused ultrasound thermal therapy relies on temperature monitoring for treatment
guidance and assurance of targeting and dose control. One potential approach is to monitor …

Background/aim Indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography is becoming a popular modality,
but unfortunately it is not available in all institutions. Elastography is a relatively new …

The technique of mapping the local axial component of the shear strain due to quasi-static
axial compression is defined as axial shear strain elastography. In this paper, the spatial …

This paper proposes the use of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as another index of a
measurement's reproducibility. We derive its maximum likelihood estimation and discuss …