Medical ultrasound: imaging of soft tissue strain and elasticity
PNT Wells, HD Liang - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …
Real-time quasi-static ultrasound elastography
Ultrasound elastography is a technique used for clinical imaging of tissue stiffness with a
conventional ultrasound machine. It was first proposed two decades ago, but active research …
conventional ultrasound machine. It was first proposed two decades ago, but active research …
On the potential of a new IVUS elasticity modulus imaging approach for detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic coronary plaques: in vitro vessel phantom study
S Le Floc'h, G Cloutier, G Finet, P Tracqui… - Physics in Medicine …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Peak cap stress amplitude is recognized as a good indicator of vulnerable plaque (VP)
rupture. However, such stress evaluation strongly relies on a precise, but still lacking …
rupture. However, such stress evaluation strongly relies on a precise, but still lacking …
Breast-lesion segmentation combining B-mode and elastography ultrasound
Breast ultrasound (BUS) imaging has become a crucial modality, especially for providing a
complementary view when other modalities (ie, mammography) are not conclusive in the …
complementary view when other modalities (ie, mammography) are not conclusive in the …
A four-criterion selection procedure for atherosclerotic plaque elasticity reconstruction based on in vivo coronary intravascular ultrasound radial strain sequences
Plaque elasticity (ie, modulogram) and morphology are good predictors of plaque
vulnerability. Recently, our group developed an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) elasticity …
vulnerability. Recently, our group developed an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) elasticity …
[图书][B] Measurement of soft tissue elasticity in vivo: techniques and applications
The product of 20 years of research, this book covers topics in soft tissue elasticity in vivo,
from measurement techniques to clinical applications. It provides, for the first time, a single …
from measurement techniques to clinical applications. It provides, for the first time, a single …
A real time displacement estimation algorithm for ultrasound elastography
M Lu, Y Tang, R Sun, T Wang, S Chen, R Mao - Computers in Industry, 2015 - Elsevier
Motion tracking algorithms to derive the local displacement distribution inside soft tissue
from ultrasonic radio frequency (RF) signals are critical for ultrasound-based techniques …
from ultrasonic radio frequency (RF) signals are critical for ultrasound-based techniques …
An H∞ Strategy for Strain Estimation in Ultrasound Elastography Using Biomechanical Modeling Constraint
The purpose of ultrasound elastography is to identify lesions by reconstructing the hardness
characteristics of tissue reconstructed from ultrasound data. Conventional quasi-static …
characteristics of tissue reconstructed from ultrasound data. Conventional quasi-static …
Reconstruction of elasticity: a stochastic model-based approach in ultrasound elastography
Background The convectional strain-based algorithm has been widely utilized in clinical
practice. It can only provide the information of relative information of tissue stiffness …
practice. It can only provide the information of relative information of tissue stiffness …
3D B-mode ultrasound speckle reduction using deep learning for 3D registration applications
Ultrasound (US) speckles are granular patterns which can impede image post-processing
tasks, such as image segmentation and registration. Conventional filtering approaches are …
tasks, such as image segmentation and registration. Conventional filtering approaches are …