In this paper we evaluate tissue elasticity as a longstanding but qualitative biomarker for
prostate cancer and sonoelastography as an emerging imaging tool for providing qualitative …

A new mode of imaging with ultrasonography (US) is under development in several
laboratories around the world. This technique allows estimation of some measure of the …

Purpose: Based on our first experiences with real-time elastography in the field of prostate
diagnostics we evaluate its usefulness for biopsy guidance for prostate cancer detection …

Changes in vessel wall elasticity may be indicative of vessel pathologies. It is known, for
example, that the presence of plaque stiffens the vascular wall, and that the heterogeneity of …

This paper introduces two real-time elastography techniques based on analytic minimization
(AM) of regularized cost functions. The first method (1D AM) produces axial strain and …

In this paper we introduce a new speckle tracking method that is based on the standard time-
domain cross correlation strain estimation (TDE). We call this method time-domain cross …

The utility of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging for real-time visualization of
abdominal malignancies was investigated. Nine patients presenting with suspicious masses …

An imaging system was developed for prostate elastography in vivo using a transrectal
ultrasound (US) probe to guide high-intensity focused US (HIFU) therapy of prostate cancer …

A prototype freehand elastographic imaging system has been developed for clinical breast
imaging. The system consists of a fast data acquisition system, which is able to capture …

Manual palpation has been used for centuries to provide a relative indication of tissue health
and disease. Engineers have sought to make these assessments increasingly quantitative …