Title :
Ultrasonic shear modulus reconstruction on superficial tissues-method demonstration on in vitro pork rib
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
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomechanics; biomedical ultrasonics; shear modulus; ultrasonic measurement; in vitro pork rib; superficial tissues; tissue biomechanics; tissue diagnostics; ultrasonic shear modulus reconstruction; Abstracts; Biomedical imaging; Elasticity; Image reconstruction; In vitro; In vivo; Medical diagnostic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802589
