Elastogram: Physics, Clinical Applications, and Risks

• Main Authors: Jing Lu (Author), Min Chen (Author), Qiong-Hua Chen (Author), Qin Wu (Author), Jin-Na Jiang (Author), Tak-Yeung Leung (Author), Yang Pan (Author), Dan-Dan Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract. The tissue stiffness is always an interesting issue to clinicians. Traditionally, it is assessed by the manual palpation, and this now can be measured by the ultrasound-based elastography. The basic physics is based on Young's modulus through the Hooke's law: E= S/e, where the Yo...