Magnetic resonance elastography from fundamental soft-tissue mechanics to diagnostic imaging

I Sack - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a versatile imaging technique for map** the
viscoelastic properties of soft biological tissues. It has been widely used to detect liver …

Phase-contrast MRI: physics, techniques, and clinical applications

DT Wymer, KP Patel, WF Burke III, VK Bhatia - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
With phase-contrast imaging, the MRI signal is used to visualize and quantify velocity. This
imaging modality relies on phase data, which are intrinsic to all MRI signals. With use of …

Elastography for muscle biomechanics: toward the estimation of individual muscle force

F Hug, K Tucker, JL Gennisson, M Tanter… - Exercise and sport …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Because of muscle redundancy, even single-joint motor tasks can be produced theoretically
by an infinite number of muscle force combinations. Understanding how the central nervous …

Magnetic resonance elastography: a review

YK Mariappan, KJ Glaser, RL Ehman - Clinical anatomy, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a rapidly develo** technology for
quantitatively assessing the mechanical properties of tissue. The technology can be …

Shear wave sonoelastography of skeletal muscle: basic principles, biomechanical concepts, clinical applications, and future perspectives

M Creze, A Nordez, M Soubeyrand, L Rocher… - Skeletal radiology, 2018 - Springer
Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and therapeutic response evaluation of
muscular diseases. However, one important limitation is its incapacity to assess the in vivo …

Viscoelastic and anisotropic mechanical properties of in vivo muscle tissue assessed by supersonic shear imaging

JL Gennisson, T Deffieux, E Macé, G Montaldo… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2010 - Elsevier
The in vivo assessment of the biomechanical properties of the skeletal muscle is a complex
issue because the muscle is an anisotropic, viscoelastic and dynamic medium. In this article …

Assessment of hepatic fibrosis with magnetic resonance elastography

M Yin, JA Talwalkar, KJ Glaser, A Manduca… - Clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Accurate detection of hepatic fibrosis is crucial for assessing prognosis
and candidacy for treatment in patients with chronic liver disease. Magnetic resonance (MR) …

In vivo measurements of the elastic mechanical properties of human skin by indentation tests

C Pailler-Mattei, S Bec, H Zahouani - Medical engineering & physics, 2008 - Elsevier
Knowledge about the human skin mechanical properties is essential in several domains,
particularly for dermatology, cosmetic or to detect some cutaneous pathology. This study …

Model-based elastography: a survey of approaches to the inverse elasticity problem

MM Doyley - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Elastography is emerging as an imaging modality that can distinguish normal versus
diseased tissues via their biomechanical properties. This paper reviews current approaches …

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 …