Techniques are being developed to image viscoelastic features of soft tissues from time-
varying strain. A compress-hold-release stress stimulus commonly used in creep-recovery …

The architecture of an organ is built through interactions between its native cells and its
connective tissue consisting of stromal cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM). Upon …

Physiological tissue dynamics following breast compression offer new contrast mechanisms
for evaluating breast health and disease with near infrared spectroscopy. We monitored the …

Histotripsy is a cavitation-based ultrasound therapy that mechanically fractionates soft solid
tissues into fluid-like homogenates. This paper investigates the feasibility of imaging the …

Upregulation of collagen matrix crosslinking directly increases its ability to relieve stress
under the constant strain imposed by solid tumor, a matrix property termed stress relaxation …

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the clinical utility of an automated breast volume
scanner (ABVS) system for the detection of breast lesions. METHODS: The breasts of 81 …

Estimation of soft tissue elasticity is of interest in several clinical applications. For instance,
tumors and fibrotic lesions are notoriously stiff compared with benign tissue. A fully …

We demonstrate imaging of soft tissue viscoelasticity using optical coherence elastography.
Viscoelastic creep deformation is induced in tissue using step-like compressive loading and …

Background This study created a predictive preoperative nomogram dependent on
multimodal ultrasound characteristics and primary lesion biopsy results for various …