Mechanical characterization of carotid arteries and atherosclerotic plaques

CL de Korte, S Fekkes, AJ Nederveen… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and is in the majority of cases
due to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in arteries. Initially, thickening of the inner …

Ultrasound shear wave viscoelastography: Model-independent quantification of the complex shear modulus

S Kazemirad, S Bernard, S Hybois… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound shear wave elastography methods are commonly used for estimation of
mechanical properties of soft biological tissues in diagnostic medicine. A limitation of most …

The role of shear viscosity as a biomarker for improving chronic kidney disease detection using shear wave elastography: A computational study using a validated …

WTH Lim, EH Ooi, JJ Foo, KH Ng, JHD Wong… - Ultrasonics, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of ultrasound shear wave elastography for detecting chronic kidney disease,
namely renal fibrosis, has been widely studied. A good correlation between tissue Young's …

Assessment of the arterial stiffness in patients with acute ischemic stroke using longitudinal elasticity modulus measurements obtained with Shear Wave Elastography.

Z Li, L Du, F Wang, X Luo - Medical ultrasonography, 2016 - medultrason.ro
Aim: Arterial wall elasticity including the circumferential and longitudinal modulus is a
measure of sub-clinical cardiovascular disease; the circumferential modulus is increased in …

Influence of wall thickness and diameter on arterial shear wave elastography: a phantom and finite element study

E Maksuti, F Bini, S Fiorentini, G Blasi… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantitative, non-invasive and local measurements of arterial mechanical properties could
be highly beneficial for early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and follow up of treatment …

Robust phase velocity dispersion estimation of viscoelastic materials used for medical applications based on the multiple signal classification method

P Kijanka, B Qiang, P Song… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) is emerging as a promising imaging modality
for the noninvasive evaluation of tissue mechanical properties. One of the ways to explore …

Analysis of multiple shear wave modes in a nonlinear soft solid: Experiments and finite element simulations with a tilted acoustic radiation force

A Caenen, AE Knight, NC Rouze, NB Bottenus… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tissue nonlinearity is conventionally measured in shear wave elastography by studying the
change in wave speed caused by the tissue deformation, generally known as the …

Assessment of the common carotid artery wall stiffness by shear wave elastography in Behcet's disease

D Alis, ESM Durmaz, C Civcik, M Tutuncu… - Medical …, 2018 - medultrason.ro
Aim: To evaluate endothelial dysfunction and subclinical atherosclerosis in Behcet's disease
(BD) by measuring the common carotid artery (CCA) wall stiffness and carotid intima-media …

Investigating Shear Wave Physics in a Generic Pediatric Left Ventricular Model via In Vitro Experiments and Finite Element Simulations

A Caenen, M Pernot, DA Shcherbakova… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a potentially valuable tool to noninvasively assess
ventricular function in children with cardiac disorders, which could help in the early detection …

In silico analysis reveals the prospects of renal anisotropy in improving chronic kidney disease detection using ultrasound shear wave elastography

WTH Lim, EH Ooi, JJ Foo, KH Ng… - International Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Renal anisotropy is a complex property of the kidney and often poses a challenge in
obtaining consistent measurements when using shear wave elastography to detect chronic …