Ultrasonography has been widely used for diagnosis since it was first introduced in clinical
practice in the 1970's. Since then, new ultrasound modalities have been developed, such as …

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a rapidly develo** technology for
quantitatively assessing the mechanical properties of tissue. The technology can be …

The tumour microenvironment may contribute to tumorigenesis owing to mechanical forces
such as fibrotic stiffness or mechanical pressure caused by the expansion of hyper …

Shear wave elasticity imaging (SWEI) is a new approach to imaging and characterizing
tissue structures based on the use of shear acoustic waves remotely induced by the …

Optical coherence elastography (OCE) can provide clinically valuable information based on
local measurements of tissue stiffness. Improved light sources and scanning methods in …

This paper reviews the state of the art of optical coherence tomography (OCT), an
interferometric imaging technique that provides cross-sectional views of the subsurface …

The clinical viability of a method of acoustic remote palpation, capable of imaging local
variations in the mechanical properties of soft tissue using acoustic radiation force impulse …

After 20 years of innovation in techniques that specifically image the biomechanical
properties of tissue, the evolution of elastographic imaging can be viewed from its infancy …

Mammographically dense breast tissue is one of the greatest risk factors for develo**
breast carcinoma, yet the associated molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown …

Purpose To determine the appearance of breast lesions at quantitative ultrasonographic
(US) elastography by using supersonic shear imaging (SSI) and to assess the correlation …