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 …

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 …

Ultrasound-based carotid elastography has been developed to evaluate the vulnerability of
carotid atherosclerotic plaques. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vivo …

Three-dimensional (3-D) strain estimation might improve the detection and localization of
high strain regions in the carotid artery (CA) for identification of vulnerable plaques. This …

Automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) is an ultrasound imaging modality used in breast
cancer screening. It has high sensitivity but limited specificity as it is hard to discriminate …

Elastography provides tissue mechanical information to differentiate normal and disease
states. Nowadays, axial displacement and strain are usually estimated in clinical practice …

This paper describes a new ultrasound-based system for high-frame-rate measurement of
periodic motion in 2-D for tissue elasticity imaging. Similarly to conventional 2-D flow vector …

Non invasive vascular elastography (NIVE) was developed to highlight atherosclerotic
plaque constituents. However, NIVE motion estimates are affected by artifacts, such as an …

Arteriosclerosis results from lipid buildup in artery walls, leading to plaque formation, and is
a leading cause of death. Plaque rupture can cause blood clots that might lead to a stroke …

Breast cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Early
detection and accurate classification of suspicious masses as benign or malignant is …