Ultrasound elastography enables in vivo measurement of the mechanical properties of living
soft tissues in a non-destructive and non-invasive manner and has attracted considerable …

The occurrence and development of many diseases are accompanied by a change in the
mechanical properties of the human body across different length scales. The word …

In vivo measurement of the mechanical properties of thin-walled soft tissues (eg, mitral
valve, artery and bladder) and in situ mechanical characterization of thin-walled artificial soft …

In vivo mechanical characterization of soft biological tissues has broad applications ranging
from disease diagnosis to tissue engineering. Shear wave elastography based on the bulk …

Wave propagation analysis of pre-stressed incompressible hyperelastic thin multi-layered
plates is developed based on the first-order shear deformation plate theory (FSDT) with …

As the complexity of ultrasound signal processing algorithms increases, it becomes more
difficult to demonstrate their added value and thus robust validation strategies are required …

The clinical and economic burdens of cardiovascular diseases pose a global challenge.
Growing evidence suggests an early assessment of arterial stiffness can provide insights …

Arterial stiffness is found to be an early indicator of many cardiovascular diseases. Among
various techniques, shear wave elastography has emerged as a promising tool for …

Ultrasound elastography aims to determine the mechanical properties of the tissue by
monitoring tissue deformation due to internal or external forces. Tissue deformations are …

Determining the mechanical properties of soft biological tissues can be of great importance.
For example, the microstructures of many soft tissues, such as those of the human Achilles …