Ultrasound elastography is a prominent noninvasive medical imaging technique that
estimates tissue elastic properties to detect abnormalities in an organ. A common …

Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that maps
viscoelastic properties to characterize tissues and diseases. Elastography can be divided …

Energy-based ultrasound elastography techniques minimize a regularized cost function
consisting of data and continuity terms to obtain local displacement estimates based on the …

Ultrasound elastography aims to determine the mechanical properties of the tissue by
monitoring tissue deformation due to internal or external forces. Tissue deformations are …

Purpose Deformable registration of ultrasound (US) and contrast enhanced computed
tomography (CECT) images are essential for quantitative comparison of ablation boundaries …

Time delay estimation (TDE) is a critical and challenging step in all ultrasound elastography
methods. A growing number of TDE techniques require an approximate but robust and fast …

Minimally invasive treatments such as microwave ablation (MWA) have been growing in
popularity for extending liver cancer survival rates in patients, when surgery is not an option …

Liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths; however, primary treatment
options such as surgical resection and liver transplant may not be viable for many patients …

C-Elastography (CE) is a new ultrasound technique that locally maps the non-linear
elasticity of soft tissue using low-frequency (150–250 Hz) shear waves generated by the …

Accurate and Precise Displacement Estimation for Ultrasound Elastography Morteza
Mirzaei, Ph. D. Concordia University, 2021 Elastography is a technique for detecting …