Elasticity Imaging Techniques

Known as: Elasticity Imaging Technique, Imagings, Tissue Elasticity, Tissue Elasticity Imagings 
Non-invasive imaging methods based on the mechanical response of an object to a vibrational or impulsive force. It is used for determining the… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
Eight weeks of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir is effective for selected patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus infection.
Eight weeks duration of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) can be considered in genotype 1 hepatitis C virus-infected patients who… (More)
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2017
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2017
Optical coherence elastography - OCT at work in tissue biomechanics [Invited].
Optical coherence elastography (OCE), as the use of OCT to perform elastography has come to be known, began in 1998, around ten… (More)
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2016
Review
2016
Review of Quantitative Ultrasound: Envelope Statistics and Backscatter Coefficient Imaging and Contributions to Diagnostic Ultrasound
Conventional medical imaging technologies, including ultrasound, have continued to improve over the years. For example, in… (More)
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2016
Review
2016
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of the human brain: technique, findings and clinical applications.
Neurological disorders are one of the most important public health concerns in developed countries. Established brain imaging… (More)
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2007
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2007
Imaging and estimation of tissue elasticity by ultrasound.
Ultrasound (US) elasticity imaging is an extension of the ancient art of palpation and of earlier US methods for viewing tissue… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Transient elastography: a new noninvasive method for assessment of hepatic fibrosis.
Chronic hepatitis is accompanied by progressive deposit of hepatic fibrosis, which may lead to cirrhosis. Evaluation of liver… (More)
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Elastography: ultrasonic estimation and imaging of the elastic properties of tissues.
The basic principles of using sonographic techniques for imaging the elastic properties of tissues are described, with particular… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Shear wave elasticity imaging: a new ultrasonic technology of medical diagnostics.
Shear wave elasticity imaging (SWEI) is a new approach to imaging and characterizing tissue structures based on the use of shear… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Elastography: elasticity imaging using ultrasound with application to muscle and breast in vivo.
Changes in tissue elasticity are generally correlated with its pathological state. In many cases, despite the difference in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Elastography: a quantitative method for imaging the elasticity of biological tissues.
We describe a new method for quantitative imaging of strain and elastic modulus distributions in soft tissues. The method is… (More)
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