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Imaging and Estimation of Tissue Elasticity by Ultrasound

Imaging and Estimation of Tissue Elasticity by Ultrasound Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 REVIEW ARTICLE CME ARTICLE Brian Stephen Garra, MD 2. Summarize the major potential imaging applications of Abstract: Ultrasound (US) elasticity imaging is an extension of elasticity imaging. the ancient art of palpation and of earlier US methods for view- 3. Describe potential applications for which quantitative ing tissue stiffness such as echopalpation. Elasticity images consist elasticity estimation may be useful. of either an image of strain in response to force or an image of estimated elastic modulus. There are 3 main types of US elasticity he estimation of tissue hardness is a very ancient diag- imaging: elastography that tracks tissue movement during compres- Tnostic tool in medicine. PalpationVthe earliest and most sion to obtain an estimate of strain, sonoelastography that uses color common form of tissue hardness estimationVwas practiced Doppler to generate an image of tissue movement in response to by Egyptian physicians as early as 2600 BCE. Organs com- external vibrations, and tracking of shear wave propagation through monly examined using palpation include the liver, spleen, tissue to obtain the elastic modulus. Other modalities may be used thyroid, neck, breast, prostate gland, aorta, scrotum, and ex- for elasticity imaging, the most http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ultrasound quarterly Wolters Kluwer Health

Imaging and Estimation of Tissue Elasticity by Ultrasound

Garra, Brian, Stephen
Ultrasound quarterly , Volume 23 (4) – Dec 1, 2007
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 REVIEW ARTICLE CME ARTICLE Brian Stephen Garra, MD 2. Summarize the major potential imaging applications of Abstract: Ultrasound (US) elasticity imaging is an extension of elasticity imaging. the ancient art of palpation and of earlier US methods for view- 3. Describe potential applications for which quantitative ing tissue stiffness such as echopalpation. Elasticity images consist elasticity estimation may be useful. of either an image of strain in response to force or an image of estimated elastic modulus. There are 3 main types of US elasticity he estimation of tissue hardness is a very ancient diag- imaging: elastography that tracks tissue movement during compres- Tnostic tool in medicine. PalpationVthe earliest and most sion to obtain an estimate of strain, sonoelastography that uses color common form of tissue hardness estimationVwas practiced Doppler to generate an image of tissue movement in response to by Egyptian physicians as early as 2600 BCE. Organs com- external vibrations, and tracking of shear wave propagation through monly examined using palpation include the liver, spleen, tissue to obtain the elastic modulus. Other modalities may be used thyroid, neck, breast, prostate gland, aorta, scrotum, and ex- for elasticity imaging, the most

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