Review of MR elastography applications and recent developments

KJ Glaser, A Manduca… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The technique of MR elastography (MRE) has emerged as a useful modality for
quantitatively imaging the mechanical properties of soft tissues in vivo. Recently, MRE has …

3D ultrafast ultrasound imaging in vivo

J Provost, C Papadacci, JE Arango… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Very high frame rate ultrasound imaging has recently allowed for the extension of the
applications of echography to new fields of study such as the functional imaging of the brain …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress of myocardial fibrosis and atrial fibrillation

G Li, J Yang, D Zhang, X Wang, J Han… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the aging population and the increasing incidence of basic illnesses such as
hypertension and diabetes (DM), the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) has increased …

Dynamic myocardial ultrasound localization angiography

P Cormier, J Porée, C Bourquin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic Myocardial Ultrasound Localization Angiography (MULA) is an ultrasound-based
imaging modality destined to enhance the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of coronary …

Simultaneous positron emission tomography and ultrafast ultrasound for hybrid molecular, anatomical and functional imaging

J Provost, A Garofalakis, J Sourdon, D Bouda… - Nature biomedical …, 2018 - nature.com
Positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET–CT) is the most sensitive
molecular imaging modality, but it does not easily allow for rapid temporal acquisition …

Imaging the electromechanical activity of the heart in vivo

J Provost, WN Lee, K Fujikura… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Cardiac conduction abnormalities remain a major cause of death and disability worldwide.
However, as of today, there is no standard clinical imaging modality that can noninvasively …

Cardiac strain imaging with coherent compounding of diverging waves

J Grondin, V Sayseng… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current methods of cardiac strain imaging at high frame rate suffer from motion matching
artifacts or poor lateral resolution. Coherent compounding has been shown to improve …

A novel tissue mechanics‐based method for improved motion tracking in quasi‐static ultrasound elastography

N Kheirkhah, S Dempsey, A Sadeghi‐Naini… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Most cancers are associated with biological and structural changes that lead to
tissue stiffening. Therefore, imaging tissue stiffness using quasi‐static ultrasound …

Mapping of cardiac electrical activation with electromechanical wave imaging: an in silico–in vivo reciprocity study

J Provost, V Gurev, N Trayanova, EE Konofagou - Heart Rhythm, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Electromechanical wave imaging (EWI) is an entirely noninvasive,
ultrasound-based imaging method capable of mapping the electromechanical activation …

Biomechanical assessment of myocardial infarction using optical coherence elastography

S Wang, M Singh, TT Tran, J Leach… - Biomedical Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Myocardial infarction (MI) leads to cardiomyocyte loss, impaired cardiac function, and heart
failure. Molecular genetic analyses of myocardium in mouse models of ischemic heart …