Title :
Method demonstration on shear modulus reconstruction on superficial tissues
Author :
Sumi, C. ; Kubota, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Sophia Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The authors developed a suitable ultrasonic (US) strain-measurement-based shear modulus reconstruction method for superficial tissues. The suitability was demonstrated on in vitro pork rib and in vivo breast tissues
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomechanics; biomedical ultrasonics; shear modulus; strain measurement; in vitro pork rib; in vivo breast tissues; medical diagnostic imaging; shear modulus reconstruction; soft tissues diagnosis; superficial tissues; ultrasonic strain-measurement; Biological tissues; Breast tissue; Elasticity; Frequency conversion; Image reconstruction; In vitro; In vivo; Phase estimation; Strain measurement; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Caesars Tahoe, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5722-1
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1999.849313
