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Section I Introduction |
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James Greenleaf Jean-Luc Gennisson |
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Section II Fundamentals of Ultrasound Elastography |
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2 Theory of Ultrasound Physics and Imaging |
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2.2 Modeling the Response of the Source to Stimuli [ h(t)] |
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2.3 Modeling the Fields from Sources [ p(t, x)] |
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2.4 Modeling an Ultrasonic Scattered Field [ s(t, x)] |
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2.5 Modeling the Bulk Properties of the Medium [ a(t, x)] |
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2.6 Processing Approaches Derived from the Physics of Ultrasound [ U] |
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3 Elastography and the Continuum of Tissue Response |
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3.2 Some Classical Solutions |
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3.3 The Continuum Approach |
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4 Ultrasonic Methods for Assessment of Tissue Motion in Elastography |
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4.2 Basic Concepts and their Relevance in Tissue Motion Tracking |
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4.2.1 Ultrasound Signal Processing |
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4.2.2 Constitutive Modeling of Soft Tissues |
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4.3 Tracking Tissue Motion through Frequency-domain Methods |
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4.4 Maximum Likelihood (ML) Time-domain Correlation-based Methods |
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4.5 Tracking Tissue Motion through Combining Time-domain and Frequency-domain Information |
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4.6 Time-domain Maximum A Posterior (MAP) Speckle Tracking Methods |
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4.6.1 Tracking Large Tissue Motion |
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4.6.2 Strategies for Accurately Tracking Large Tissue Motion |
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4.6.2.1 Maximize Prior Information |
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4.6.2.2 Regularized Motion Tracking Using Smoothness Constraint(s) |
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4.6.2.3 Bayesian Speckle Tracking |
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4.7 Optical Flow-based Tissue Motion Tracking |
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4.7.1 Region-based Optical Flow Methods |
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4.7.2 Optical Flow Methods with Smoothness Constraints |
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4.8 Deformable Mesh-based Motion-tracking Methods |
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4.9.1 Tracking Lateral Tissue Motion |
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4.9.2 Tracking Large Tissue Motion |
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4.9.3 Testing of Motion-tracking Algorithms |
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4.9.3.1 Evaluation of Performance |
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4.9.4 Future with Volumetric Ultrasound Data |
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Additional Nomenclature of Definitions and Acronyms |
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Section III Theory of Mechanical Properties of Tissue |
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5 Continuum Mechanics Tensor Calculus and Solutions to Wave Equations |
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5.2 Mathematical Basis and Notation |
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5.2.3 Important Tensors and Notations |
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5.3 Solutions to Wave Equations |
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5.3.1 Displacement and Deformation |
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5.3.3 Stress-Strain Relation |
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5.3.4 Displacement Equation of Motion |
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5.3.5 Helmholtz Decomposition |
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5.3.6 Compressional and Shear Waves |
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6 Transverse Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Media |
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6.2 Theoretical Considerations from General to Transverse Isotropic Models for Soft Tissues |
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6.3 Experimental Assessment of Anisotropic Ratio by Shear Wave Elastography |
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6.3.1 Transient Elastography |
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6.3.2 Supersonic Shear Imaging |
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7 Transverse Wave Propagation in Bounded Media |
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7.2 Transverse Wave Propagation in Isotropic Elastic Plates |
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7.2.1 Field Equations for Plane Waves in Two Dimensions |
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7.2.2 The Partial Wave Technique in Isotropic Plates |
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7.3 Plate in Vacuum: Lamb Waves |
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7.3.1 Low Frequency Approximation for Modes with Cut-off Frequency |
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7.3.2 Modes Without Cut-off Frequencies |
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7.4 Viscoelastic Plate in Liquid: Leaky Lamb Waves |
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7.4.1 Elastic Plate in Liquid |
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7.4.1.1 Leakage into the Fluid |
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7.5 Isotropic Plate Embedded Between Two Semi-infinite Elastic Solids |
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7.6 Transverse Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Viscoelastic Plates Surrounded by Non-viscous Fluid |
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7.6.1 Guided Wave Propagation Parallel to the Fibers |
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7.6.2 Guided Wave Propagation Perpendicular to the Fibers |
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8 Rheological Model-based Methods for Estimating Tissue Viscoelasticity |
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8.2 Shear Modulus and Rheological Models |
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8.2.1 Rheological Models and Mechanical Response of the Solid |
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8.2.4 Standard Linear Model |
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8.2.5 Fractional Rheological Models and Biological Tissues |
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8.2.6 Generalized Maxwell and Voigt Models |
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8.3 Applications of Rheological Models |
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8.3.2 Hydrogel Characterization |
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9 Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Materials |
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9.2 Estimating the Complex Shear Modulus from Propagating Waves |
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9.3 Wave Generation and Propagation |
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9.5 Experimental Results and Applications |
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9.5.1 Validation of Shear Wave and Surface Wave Elasticity Imaging on Phantoms |
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9.5.2 3D Modulus Reconstruction of Sample with Inclusion |
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9.5.3 Modeling of Viscoelastic Material |
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Section IV Static and Low Frequency Elastography |
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10 Validation of Quantitative Linear and Nonlinear Compression Elastography |
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10.2.1 The Inverse Algorithm |
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10.2.2 Phantom Description and RF Data Acquisition |
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10.2.3 Displacement Estimation |
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10.3.1 Description of the Forward Problem |
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10.3.2 Options for the Optimization Strategy |
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10.3.3 Shear Modulus Images |
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10.3.4 Nonlinear Parameter Images |
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10.3.5 Axial Strain Images |
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10.4.1 Analysis of the Shear Modulus Distributions |
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10.4.2 Analysis of the Nonlinear Parameter Images |
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10.4.3 Effect of Varying Regularization Parameters |
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10.4.4 Effect of Boundary Conditions on Lateral Edges |
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11 Cardiac Strain and Strain Rate Imaging |
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11.2 Strain Definitions in Cardiology |
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11.3 Methodologies Towards Cardiac Strain (Rate) Estimation |
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11.3.1 Doppler-based Methods |
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11.3.2 Optical Flow Methods |
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11.3.2.1 Differential Methods |
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11.3.2.2 Region-based Methods |
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11.3.2.3 Phase-based methods |
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11.3.3 Registration-based Techniques |
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11.3.4 Biomechanical Models |
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11.3.5 Statistical Models |
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11.4 Experimental Validation of the Proposed Methodologies |
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11.4.1 Synthetic Data Testing |
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11.4.2 Mock Model Testing |
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11.4.3 Experimental Animal Testing |
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11.4.4 In Vivo Human Testing |
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11.5 Clinical Applications |
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12 Vascular and Intravascular Elastography |
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12.2.1 Strain-based Vascular Imaging Methods |
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12.2.2 Model-based Imaging |
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13 Viscoelastic Creep Imaging |
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Carolina Amador Carrascal |
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13.2 Overview of Governing Principles |
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13.2.1 Viscoelastic Behavior |
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13.2.3 Acoustic Radiation Force |
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13.3.1 Kinetic Acoustic Vitreoretinal Examination (KAVE) |
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13.3.2 Monitored Steady-state Excitation and Recovery (MSSER) Radiation Force Imaging |
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13.3.3 Viscoelastic Response (VisR) Imaging |
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13.3.4 Acoustic Radiation Force-induced Creep (RFIC) |
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13.3.5 Acoustic Radiation Force-induced Creep-recovery (RFICR) |
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14 Intrinsic Cardiovascular Wave and Strain Imaging |
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14.2.1 Myocardial Elastography |
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14.2.1.2 Mechanical Deformation of Normal and Ischemic or Infarcted Myocardium |
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14.2.1.3 Myocardial Elastography |
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14.2.1.5 Myocardial ischemia and infarction detection in canines in vivo |
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14.2.1.6 Validation of Myocardial Elastography against CT Angiography |
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14.2.2 Electromechanical Wave Imaging (EWI) |
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14.2.2.1 Cardiac Arrhythmias |
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14.2.2.2 Clinical Diagnosis of Atrial Arrhythmias |
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14.2.2.3 Treatment of Atrial Arrhythmias |
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14.2.2.4 Electromechanical Wave Imaging (EWI) |
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14.2.2.5 Imaging the Electromechanics of the Heart |
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14.2.2.7 Characterization of Atrial Arrhythmias in Canines In Vivo |
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14.2.2.8 EWI in Normal Human Subjects and with Arrhythmias |
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14.3.2 Stroke and Plaque Stiffness |
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14.3.3 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms |
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14.3.4 Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) |
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14.3.5 Pulse Wave Imaging |
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14.3.6.1 PWI System using Parallel Beamforming |
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14.3.6.2 Coherent Compounding |
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14.3.6.3 Flow Measurement |
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14.3.7 PWI Performance Assessment in Experimental Phantoms |
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14.3.8 Mechanical Testing |
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14.3.9 PWI in Aortic Aneurysms and Carotid Plaques in Human Subjects In Vivo |
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14.3.9.1 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms |
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Section V Harmonic Elastography Methods |
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15 Dynamic Elasticity Imaging |
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15.1 Vibration Amplitude Sonoelastography: Early Results |
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15.3 Vibration Phase Gradient Sonoelastography |
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16 Harmonic Shear Wave Elastography |
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16.2.3 Directional Filter |
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16.2.4 2D Shear Wave Speed Estimation |
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16.2.5 Weighted Averaging |
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16.2.6 Shear Wave Speed Image Compounding |
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16.3.1 Experimental Setup |
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16.3.2 Phantom Experiments |
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17 Vibro-acoustography and its Medical Applications |
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17.2.1 General Principles of VA and Method |
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17.2.2 Features of a Vibro-acoustography Image |
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17.3 Application of Vibro-acoustography for Detection of Calcifications |
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17.4 In Vivo Breast Vibro-acoustography |
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17.4.1 Background on Breast Imaging |
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17.4.2 Method of In Vivo VA and Results |
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17.5 In Vivo Thyroid Vibro-acoustography |
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17.6 Limitations and Further Future Plans |
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18 Harmonic Motion Imaging |
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18.2.1 Ultrasound-guided HIFU |
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18.2.3 Harmonic Motion Imaging |
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18.2.4 Harmonic Motion Imaging for Focused Ultrasound (HMIFU) |
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18.3.2 Parallel Beamforming |
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18.3.3 HIFU Treatment Planning |
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18.3.4 HIFU Treatment Monitoring |
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18.3.5 HIFU Treatment Assessment |
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18.3.6 Displacement Estimation |
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18.3.7 Real-time Implementation |
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18.3.9 Modulus Estimation |
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18.4.1 Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Tumors |
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18.4.1.2 Ex Vivo Breast Specimens |
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18.4.2 Detection and Treatment Monitoring of Breast and Pancreatic Tumors In Vivo |
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18.4.2.1 Breast Mouse Tumor Model |
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18.4.2.2 Pancreatic Mouse Tumor Model |
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19 Shear Wave Dispersion Ultrasound Vibrometry |
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19.2 Principles of Shear Wave Dispersion Ultrasound Vibrometry (SDUV) |
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19.3 Clinical Applications |
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19.3.1 Tissue-mimicking Phantoms |
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Section VI Transient Elastography Methods |
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20 Transient Elastography: From Research to Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis Using Fibroscan® |
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20.2 Principles of Transient Elastography |
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20.2.1 Elastic Wave Propagation in Soft Tissues |
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20.2.2 Early Developments of Transient Elastography |
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20.2.3 ID Transient Elastography: A Purely Longitudinal Shear Wave |
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20.2.4 Ultrafast Imaging for Transient Elastography |
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20.2.5 Validation on Phantoms |
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20.3.1 An Average Stiffness Measurement Device |
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20.3.2 Probes Adapted to Patient Morphology |
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20.3.3 Narrow Band and Controlled Shear Wave Frequency Content |
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20.3.4 Low Acoustic Output Power |
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20.3.5 Standardized Examination Procedure |
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304 | (2) |
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20.4 Application of Vibration-controlled Transient Elastography to Liver Diseases |
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306 | (3) |
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20.4.1 A Questioned Gold Standard |
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307 | (1) |
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20.4.3 Fatty Liver Disease |
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307 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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20.4.7 Confounding Factors |
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308 | (1) |
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20.4.8 The Pressure-Matrix--Stiffness Sequence Hypothesis |
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308 | (1) |
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20.4.9 Advanced Applications: CAP |
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308 | (1) |
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20.4.10 Spleen Stiffness Measurements |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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20.5 Other Applications of Transient Elastography |
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309 | (1) |
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20.5.1 Preclinical Applications of Transient Micro-elastography |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (7) |
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21 From Time Reversal to Natural Shear Wave Imaging |
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318 | (16) |
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21.1 Introduction: Time Reversal Shear Wave in Soft Solids |
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318 | (2) |
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21.2 Shear Wave Elastography using Correlation: Principle and Simulation Results |
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320 | (3) |
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21.3 Experimental Validation in Controlled Media |
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323 | (5) |
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21.4 Natural Shear Wave Elastography: First In Vivo Results in the Liver, the Thyroid, and the Brain |
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328 | (3) |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (3) |
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22 Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Ultrasound |
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334 | (23) |
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334 | (1) |
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22.2 Impulsive Acoustic Radiation Force |
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334 | (1) |
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22.3 Monitoring ARFI-induced Tissue Motion |
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335 | (5) |
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22.3.1 Displacement Resolution |
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335 | (1) |
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22.3.2 Displacement Underestimation |
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336 | (2) |
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338 | (2) |
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22.4 ARFI Data Acquisition |
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340 | (1) |
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22.5 ARFI Image Formation |
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341 | (2) |
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22.5.1 Physiological Motion Rejection |
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341 | (1) |
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22.5.2 ARFI Image Resolution and Contrast |
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341 | (2) |
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22.6 Real-time ARFI Imaging |
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343 | (2) |
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22.6.1 Efficient Beam Sequencing |
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343 | (2) |
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22.6.2 GPU-based Processing |
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345 | (1) |
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22.7 Quantitative ARFI Imaging |
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345 | (1) |
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22.8 ARFI Imaging in Clinical Applications |
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346 | (4) |
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22.9 Commercial Implementation |
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350 | (1) |
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22.10 Related Technologies |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (6) |
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23 Supersonic Shear Imaging |
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357 | (11) |
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357 | (1) |
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23.2 Radiation Force Excitation |
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357 | (5) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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23.2.4 Mach Cone and Quasi Plane Shear Wave |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (2) |
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23.3.1 Ultrasonic Plane Wave Imaging |
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362 | (1) |
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23.3.2 Shear Wave Detection |
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363 | (1) |
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23.4 Shear Wave Speed Mapping |
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364 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (2) |
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24 Single Tracking Location Shear Wave Elastography |
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368 | (20) |
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368 | (2) |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (3) |
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24.4 Noise in SWE/Speckle Bias |
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376 | (4) |
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24.5 Estimation of viscoelastic parameters (STL-VE) |
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380 | (4) |
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384 | (1) |
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384 | (4) |
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25 Comb-push Ultrasound Shear Elastography |
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388 | (11) |
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388 | (1) |
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25.2 Principles of Comb-push Ultrasound Shear Elastography (CUSE) |
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389 | (7) |
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25.3 Clinical Applications of CUSE |
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396 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (2) |
Section VII Emerging Research Areas in Ultrasound Elastography |
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399 | (72) |
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26 Anisotropic Shear Wave Elastography |
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401 | (21) |
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401 | (1) |
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26.2 Shear Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Media |
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402 | (1) |
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26.3 Anisotropic Shear Wave Elastography Applications |
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403 | (17) |
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26.3.1 Influence of Tissue Anisotropy on the SWE Evaluation of Kidneys |
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403 | (1) |
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26.3.1.1 Experimental Setup |
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403 | (1) |
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26.3.1.2 Experimental Results |
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404 | (1) |
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26.3.2 Influence of Tissue Anisotropy on the SWE Evaluation of the Achilles Tendon |
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404 | (1) |
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26.3.2.1 Experimental Setup |
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404 | (1) |
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26.3.2.2 Experimental Results |
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406 | (1) |
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26.3.3 Influence of Tissue Anisotropy on the SWE Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle |
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406 | (1) |
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26.3.3.1 Experimental Setup |
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406 | (1) |
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26.3.3.2 Experimental Results |
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409 | (1) |
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26.3.4 Influence of Tissue Anisotropy on the SWE Evaluation of the Myocardium |
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410 | (1) |
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26.3.4.1 Experimental Setup |
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411 | (1) |
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26.3.4.2 Experimental Results: ETI Method |
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411 | (3) |
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26.3.5 Design and Evaluation of Tissue-mimicking Phantoms to Characterize the Anisotropy Phenomenon in a Laboratory Setting |
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414 | (1) |
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26.3.5.1 Experimental Setup |
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414 | (1) |
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26.3.5.2 Experimental Results |
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416 | (4) |
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (2) |
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27 Application of Guided Waves for Quantifying Elasticity and Viscoelasticity of Boundary Sensitive Organs |
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422 | (20) |
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422 | (1) |
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422 | (4) |
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426 | (5) |
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431 | (2) |
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433 | (2) |
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435 | (4) |
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439 | (1) |
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439 | (3) |
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28 Model-free Techniques for Estimating Tissue Viscoelasticity |
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442 | (9) |
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Carolina Amador Carrascal |
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442 | (1) |
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28.2 Overview of Governing Principles |
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442 | (1) |
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442 | (1) |
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443 | (6) |
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28.3.1 Acoustic Radiation Force-induced Creep (RFIC) and Acoustic Radiation Force-induced Creep-Recovery (RFICR) |
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443 | (1) |
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28.3.2 Attenuation Measuring Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography (AMUSE) |
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444 | (5) |
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449 | (1) |
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449 | (2) |
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29 Nonlinear Shear Elasticity |
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451 | (20) |
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451 | (1) |
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29.2 Shocked Plane Shear Waves |
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451 | (4) |
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29.2.1 Theoretical Developments |
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452 | (1) |
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29.2.2 Numerical Simulation with Modified Burgers Equation |
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453 | (1) |
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29.2.3 Experimental Study |
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454 | (1) |
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29.3 Nonlinear Interaction of Plane Shear Waves |
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455 | (5) |
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29.4 Acoustoelasticity Theory |
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460 | (5) |
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29.5 Assessment of 4th Order Nonlinear Shear Parameter |
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465 | (3) |
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468 | (1) |
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468 | (3) |
Section VIII Clinical Elastography Applications |
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471 | (96) |
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30 Current and Future Clinical Applications of Elasticity Imaging Techniques |
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473 | (19) |
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473 | (1) |
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30.2 Clinical Implementation and Use of Elastography |
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474 | (1) |
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30.3 Clinical Applications |
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475 | (5) |
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475 | (1) |
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476 | (1) |
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476 | (1) |
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476 | (1) |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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30.3.7 Arteries and Atherosclerotic Plaques |
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479 | (1) |
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30.4 Future Work in Clinical Applications of Elastography |
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480 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (11) |
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31 Abdominal Applications of Shear Wave Ultrasound Vibrometry and Supersonic Shear Imaging |
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492 | (12) |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (2) |
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31.3 Prostate Application |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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31.5 Intestine Application |
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496 | (1) |
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31.6 Uterine Cervix Application |
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497 | (1) |
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497 | (1) |
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31.8 Pancreas Application |
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497 | (1) |
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498 | (1) |
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499 | (1) |
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499 | (5) |
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32 Acoustic Radiation Force-based Ultrasound Elastography for Cardiac Imaging Applications |
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504 | (16) |
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504 | (1) |
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32.2 Acoustic Radiation Force-based Elastography Techniques |
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504 | (1) |
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32.3 ARF-based Elasticity Assessment of Cardiac Function SOS |
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32.3.1 ARF-based Measurement of Cardiac Elasticity and Function |
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505 | (3) |
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32.3.2 Clinical Translation of Transthoracic ARF-based Methods for Cardiac Stiffness Assessment |
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508 | (2) |
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32.3.3 ARFI Imaging of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarct |
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510 | (1) |
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32.4 ARF-based Image Guidance for Cardiac Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures |
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510 | (5) |
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32.4.1 Clinical Translation of ARFI Imaging for Acute Ablation Lesion Assessment |
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511 | (2) |
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32.4.2 Preliminary Clinical Investigations of ARFI Imaging of Ablation Lesions |
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513 | (2) |
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515 | (1) |
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515 | (1) |
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516 | (4) |
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33 Cardiovascular Application of Shear Wave Elastography |
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520 | (14) |
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520 | (1) |
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33.2 Cardiovascular Shear Wave Imaging Techniques |
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521 | (4) |
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33.2.1 Cardiovascular Shear Wave Generation Methods |
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521 | (2) |
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33.2.2 Cardiovascular Viscoelasticity Calculation Methods |
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523 | (2) |
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33.2.3 Cardiovascular Shear Wave Detection Methods |
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525 | (1) |
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33.3 Clinical Applications of Cardiovascular Shear Wave Elastography |
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525 | (4) |
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33.3.1 Ischemic Myocardial Infarction |
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526 | (1) |
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33.3.2 Assessment of Myocardial Contractility |
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527 | (1) |
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33.3.3 Myocardial Architecture Imaging |
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527 | (1) |
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33.3.4 Evaluation of Atrial Radio Frequency Ablation |
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527 | (1) |
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33.3.5 Coronary Perfusion Pressure Quantification |
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528 | (1) |
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33.3.6 Carotid Artery Plaque Characterization |
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528 | (1) |
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529 | (1) |
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530 | (4) |
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34 Musculoskeletal Applications of Supersonic Shear Imaging |
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534 | (11) |
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534 | (1) |
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34.2 Muscle Stiffness at Rest and During Passive Stretching |
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535 | (2) |
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34.3 Active and Dynamic Muscle Stiffness |
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537 | (2) |
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34.3.1 Isometric Contraction |
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537 | (2) |
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34.3.2 Involuntary and Voluntary Contraction |
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539 | (1) |
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539 | (2) |
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34.5 Clinical Applications |
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541 | (1) |
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542 | (1) |
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542 | (3) |
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35 Breast Shear Wave Elastography |
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545 | (12) |
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545 | (1) |
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545 | (1) |
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35.3 Breast Elastography Techniques |
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546 | (2) |
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35.3.1 Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging (SWEI) |
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547 | (1) |
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35.3.2 Supersonic Shear Imaging (SSI) |
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547 | (1) |
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35.3.3 Virtual Touch Tissue Quantification using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse |
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547 | (1) |
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35.3.4 Comb-push Ultrasound Shear Elastography (CUSE) |
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547 | (1) |
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35.4 Application of CUSE for Breast Cancer Detection |
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548 | (1) |
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35.5 CUSE on a Clinical Ultrasound Scanner |
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549 | (2) |
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35.6 Limitations of Breast Shear Wave Elastography |
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551 | (1) |
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552 | (1) |
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552 | (1) |
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552 | (5) |
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36 Thyroid Shear Wave Elastography |
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557 | (10) |
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557 | (1) |
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557 | (1) |
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36.3 Role of Ultrasound and its Limitation in Thyroid Cancer Detection |
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557 | (1) |
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36.4 Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) |
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558 | (1) |
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36.5 The Role of Elasticity Imaging |
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558 | (3) |
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36.5.1 Thyroid Ultrasound Elastography |
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559 | (1) |
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36.5.2 Thyroid Shear Wave Elastography |
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559 | (1) |
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36.5.3 Virtual Touch Tissue Imaging using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) |
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559 | (1) |
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36.5.4 Supersonic Imagine (SSI) |
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559 | (1) |
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36.5.5 Comb-push Ultrasound Shear Elastography (CUSE) |
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560 | (1) |
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36.6 Application of CUSE on Thyroid |
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561 | (1) |
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36.7 CUSS on Clinical Ultrasound Scanner |
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561 | (2) |
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563 | (1) |
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564 | (1) |
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564 | (3) |
Section IX Perspective on Ultrasound Elastography |
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567 | (14) |
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37 Historical Growth of Ultrasound Elastography and Directions for the Future |
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569 | (12) |
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569 | (1) |
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37.2 Elastography Publication Analysis |
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569 | (5) |
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37.3 Future Investigations of Acoustic Radiation Force for Elastography |
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574 | (2) |
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37.3.1 Nondissipative Acoustic Radiation Force |
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574 | (1) |
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37.3.2 Nonlinear Enhancement of Acoustic Radiation Force |
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575 | (1) |
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37.3.3 Spatial Modulation of Acoustic Radiation Force Push Beams |
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575 | (1) |
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576 | (1) |
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577 | (1) |
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577 | (4) |
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