Background: Though people of color (POC) are less likely to become afflicted with skin
cancer, they are much more likely to die from it due to delay in detection or presentation …

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, so adequate
prevention strategies are crucial. However, current stroke risk stratification is based on …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and is in the majority of cases
due to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in arteries. Initially, thickening of the inner …

Topical drug delivery is a promising approach to treat different skin disorders. However, it
remains a challenge mainly due to the nature and rigidity of the nanosystems, which limit …

Quantitative, non-invasive and local measurements of arterial mechanical properties could
be highly beneficial for early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and follow up of treatment …

Ultrasound is a continually develo** technology that is broadly used for fast, non-
destructive mechanical property detection of hard and soft materials in applications ranging …

We previously found that vascular guided wave imaging (VGWI) could non-invasively
quantify transmural wall stiffness in both the longitudinal (r–z plane, 0°) and circumferential …

Many studies have investigated the applications of shear wave imaging (SWI) to vascular
elastography, mainly on the longitudinal section of vessels. It is important to investigate SWI …

Objective-Shear wave elastography has enriched ultrasound medical imaging with
quantitative measurements of tissue stiffness. However, this method still suffers from some …

Background To fully quantify arterial wall and plaque stiffness, acoustic radiation force
impulse (ARFI)-induced wave-tracking along the entire vessel circumference is desired …