Multidirectional estimation of arterial stiffness using vascular guided wave imaging with geometry correction

Y Guo, Y Wang, EJH Chang, WN Lee - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2018 - Elsevier
We previously found that vascular guided wave imaging (VGWI) could non-invasively
quantify transmural wall stiffness in both the longitudinal (r–z plane, 0°) and circumferential …

[HTML][HTML] Extending arterial stiffness assessment along the circumference using beam-steered ARFI and wave-tracking: A proof-of-principle study in phantoms and ex …

JT Pruijssen, S Fekkes, J Menssen, CL de Korte… - Computational and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background To fully quantify arterial wall and plaque stiffness, acoustic radiation force
impulse (ARFI)-induced wave-tracking along the entire vessel circumference is desired …

A finite element model to study the effect of tissue anisotropy on ex vivo arterial shear wave elastography measurements

DA Shcherbakova, N Debusschere… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an ultrasound (US) diagnostic method for measuring the
stiffness of soft tissues based on generated shear waves (SWs). SWE has been applied to …

Bidirectional ultrasound elastographic imaging framework for non-invasive assessment of the non-linear behavior of a physiologically pressurized artery

Y Wang, H Li, Y Guo, WN Lee - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Studies of non-destructive bidirectional ultrasound assessment of non-linear mechanical
behavior of the artery are scarce in the literature. We hereby propose derivation of a strain …

Design of a Novel Biaxial Mechanobioreactor and Ultrasound-Based, Non-Destructive Testing Platform for Pediatric Heart Valve Engineering

EKY Wong - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Currently, no solutions with the capacity for growth and adaptation exist for replacing heart
valves with congenital defects. Tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVs) offer a biological …

Characterization of the STHV748 integrated pulser for generating push sequences

B Witek, M Walczak… - 2015 IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound transmit push sequences put a high stress on a pulser IC due to power
dissipation that could result in overheating. The aim of this work was to determine the safe …