Acoustic radiation force-based elasticity imaging methods

ML Palmeri, KR Nightingale - Interface focus, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Conventional diagnostic ultrasound images portray differences in the acoustic properties of
soft tissues, whereas ultrasound-based elasticity images portray differences in the elastic …

Production of acoustic radiation force using ultrasound: methods and applications

MW Urban - Expert review of medical devices, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Acoustic radiation force (ARF) is used in many biomedical applications. The
transfer of momentum in acoustic waves can be used in a multitude of ways to perturb tissue …

Feasibility of optical coherence elastography measurements of shear wave propagation in homogeneous tissue equivalent phantoms

M Razani, A Mariampillai, C Sun, TWH Luk… - Biomedical optics …, 2012 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we explored the potential of measuring shear wave propagation using optical
coherence elastography (OCE) based on a swept-source optical coherence tomography …

Quantitative assessment of thin-layer tissue viscoelastic properties using ultrasonic micro-elastography with Lamb wave model

CC Shih, X Qian, T Ma, Z Han… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Characterizing the viscoelastic properties of thin-layer tissues with micro-level thickness has
long remained challenging. Recently, several micro-elastography techniques have been …

A new approach for measuring viscoelastic properties of soft materials using the dynamic response of a spherical object placed at the sample interface

H Koruk, HO Koc, SB Yurdaer, A Besli… - Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Background There are several techniques to characterize the mechanical properties of soft
materials, such as the indentation method and the method based on the application of a …

Shear elastic modulus estimation from indentation and SDUV on gelatin phantoms

C Amador, MW Urban, S Chen, Q Chen… - IEEE Transactions …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tissue mechanical properties such as elasticity are linked to tissue pathology state. Several
groups have proposed shear wave propagation speed to quantify tissue mechanical …

A review of vibro-acoustography and its applications in medicine

M W. Urban, A Alizad, W Aquino… - Current medical …, 2011 - benthamdirect.com
In recent years, several new techniques based on the radiation force of ultrasound have
been developed. Vibroacoustography is a speckle-free ultrasound based imaging modality …

Estimating the viscoelastic modulus of a thrombus using an ultrasonic shear‐wave approach

CC Huang, PY Chen, CC Shih - Medical physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Measurements of the viscoelastic properties of a thrombus can be used to assess
whether blood clots are likely to become occlusive or to break apart and leak into the blood …

Magneto-photo-acoustic imaging

M Qu, S Mallidi, M Mehrmohammadi… - Biomedical optics …, 2011 - opg.optica.org
Magneto-photo-acoustic imaging, a technique based on the synergy of magneto-motive
ultrasound, photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging, is introduced. Hybrid nanoconstructs …

High-resolution acoustic-radiation-force-impulse imaging for assessing corneal sclerosis

CC Shih, CC Huang, Q Zhou… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In ophthalmology, detecting the biomechanical properties of the cornea can provide
valuable information about various corneal pathologies, including keratoconus and the …