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Mechanics of ultrasound elastography

Author(s) -

GuoYang Li,

Yanping Cao

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

proceedings of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1471-2946

pISSN - 1364-5021

DOI - 10.1098/rspa.2016.0841

Subject(s) - elastography , hyperelastic material , ultrasound elastography , viscoelasticity , ultrasound , characterization (materials science) , continuum mechanics , materials science , biomedical engineering , radiology , mechanics , physics , finite element method , structural engineering , engineering , medicine , nanotechnology , composite material

Ultrasound elastography enables in vivo measurement of the mechanical properties of living soft tissues in a non-destructive and non-invasive manner and has attracted considerable interest for clinical use in recent years. Continuum mechanics plays an essential role in understanding and improving ultrasound-based elastography methods and is the main focus of this review. In particular, the mechanics theories involved in both static and dynamic elastography methods are surveyed. They may help understand the challenges in and opportunities for the practical applications of various ultrasound elastography methods to characterize the linear elastic, viscoelastic, anisotropic elastic and hyperelastic properties of both bulk and thin-walled soft materials, especially the in vivo characterization of biological soft tissues.

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