An acoustical generator to induce low amplitude shear waves in the human brain

One of the challenges of brain elastography is the generation of the shear waves inside the brain. The generation system has to bypass the body´s natural protection while keeping a good level of comfort for the patient. We propose a shear wave inducing system for brain ultrasound elastography. In this paper we will validate this system in vitro on a tissue mimicking phantom by doing shear wave velocity measurements. The system proves to work well on phantoms and to be comfortable for the patient. Further work will include measurements in vivo.