Ultrasonic actuation of biological tissues using dual acoustic radiation force for assessment of elastic properties

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideyuki Hasegawa ◽  
Jun Yamaguchi ◽  
Hiroshi Kanai
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Acoustic Radiation ◽  
Radiation Force ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Acoustic Radiation Force

scholarly journals Acoustic Radiation Force Based Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging for Biomedical Applications

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 2252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lulu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Biological Tissue ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Acoustic Radiation ◽  
Radiation Force ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Acoustic Radiation Force ◽  
Elasticity Imaging ◽  
Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging

Pathological changes in biological tissue are related to the changes in mechanical properties of biological tissue. Conventional medical screening tools such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography have failed to produce the elastic properties of biological tissues directly. Ultrasound elasticity imaging (UEI) has been proposed as a promising imaging tool to map the elastic parameters of soft tissues for the clinical diagnosis of various diseases include prostate, liver, breast, and thyroid gland. Existing UEI-based approaches can be classified into three groups: internal physiologic excitation, external excitation, and acoustic radiation force (ARF) excitation methods. Among these methods, ARF has become one of the most popular techniques for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of disease. This paper provides comprehensive information on the recently developed ARF-based UEI techniques and instruments for biomedical applications. The mechanical properties of soft tissue, ARF and displacement estimation methods, working principle and implementation instruments for each ARF-based UEI method are discussed.

scholarly journals Ramp-Creep Ultrasound Viscoelastography for Measuring Viscoelastic Parameters of Materials

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3593
Author(s):  
Che-Yu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Acoustic Radiation ◽  
Radiation Force ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Acoustic Radiation Force ◽  
Viscoelastic Parameters ◽  
Induced Stress ◽  
Creep Time ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Strain Responses

Several ultrasound-based methods have been developed to evaluate the viscoelastic properties of materials. The purpose of this study is to introduce a novel viscoelastography method based on ultrasound acoustic radiation force for measuring the parameters relevant to the viscoelastic properties of materials, named ramp-creep ultrasound viscoelastography (RC viscoelastography). RC viscoelastography uses two different ultrasound excitation modes to cause ramp and creep strain responses in the material. By combining and analyzing the information obtained from these two modes of excitation, the viscoelastic parameters of the material can be quantitatively evaluated. Finite element computer simulation demonstrated that RC viscoelastography can accurately evaluate the viscoelastic parameters of the material, including the relaxation and creep time constants as well as the ratio of viscous fluids to solids in the material, except for the region near the top surface of the material. The novelty of RC viscoelastography is that there is no need to know the magnitude of acoustic radiation force and induced stress in the material in order to evaluate the viscoelastic parameters. In the future, experiments are necessary to test the performance of RC viscoelastography in real biomaterials and biological tissues.

Rationale Abklärung von Lebererkrankungen

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
Leona von Köckritz ◽  
Andrea De Gottardi
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Radiation ◽  
Radiation Force ◽  
Acoustic Radiation Force ◽  
Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse ◽  
Alkalische Phosphatase ◽  
Gamma Glutamyltransferase ◽  
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin

Zusammenfassung. Im klinischen Alltag werden häufig erhöhte Leberwerte beobachtet. In der Regel erfordern sie weitere Abklärungen bezüglich der möglichen Ätiologie und des Schweregrad einer akuten oder chronischen Lebererkrankung. Die Abklärung sollte dabei neben einer gezielten Anamnese und sorgfältigen klinischen Untersuchung, auch die Bestimmung von laborchemischen Markern für Cholestase und Leberfunktionsstörungen (wie Alkalische Phosphatase, gamma-Glutamyltransferase, Bilirubin, Albumin und Gerinnungsfaktoren) umfassen. Die Bestimmung weiterer Parameter wie Ferritin und Transferrinsättigung, Autoimmunantikörper, Virusserologien, alpha-1 Antitrypsin und Coerulolasmin können weitere Hinweise für die kausalen Zusammenhänge der Leberfunktionsstörung liefern. Bei Patienten mit Lebererkrankungen ist eine sonografische Beurteilung der Leber obligat. Ergänzend zur Sonografie werden heute weitere nicht-invasive Methoden wie Fibroscan, Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastometrie und Magnet-Resonanz-Elastografie zur Beurteilung der Leberfibrose eingesetzt. In ausgewählten Fällen ist eine Leberbiopsie notwendig, um den Grad der Fibrose und die Ätiologie der Lebererkrankung zu eruieren. Mithilfe eines Fallbeispiels, diskutieren die Autoren im Folgenden die rationale Anwendung diagnostischer Tests und deren korrekte Interpretation und schlagen eine Orientierungshilfe zur rationalen Abklärung von Patienten mit Lebererkrankungen vor.

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