Quantitative viscoelastic parameters measured by harmonic motion imaging

@article{Vappou2009QuantitativeVP,
  title={Quantitative viscoelastic parameters measured by harmonic motion imaging},
  author={Jonathan Vappou and Caroline Maleke and Elisa E. Konofagou},
  journal={Physics in Medicine \& Biology},
  year={2009},
  volume={54},
  pages={3579 - 3594}
}
Quantifying the mechanical properties of soft tissues remains a challenging objective in the field of elasticity imaging. In this work, we propose an ultrasound-based method for quantitatively estimating viscoelastic properties, using the amplitude-modulated harmonic motion imaging (HMI) technique. In HMI, an oscillating acoustic radiation force is generated inside the medium by using focused ultrasound and the resulting displacements are measured using an imaging transducer. The proposed… 
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