On the Feasibility of Imaging Peripheral Nerves Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging

Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of the abdomen: demonstration of feasibility and utility.

The feasibility of utilizing acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging to assess the mechanical properties of abdominal tissues was investigated. The thermal safety of the technique was also evaluated through the use of finite element method models. ARFI imaging was shown to be capable of imaging abdominal tissues at clinically realistic depths. Correspondence between anatomical structure...

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging of Myocardial Performance

(Biomedical Engineering) Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging of Myocardial Performance

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging for Differentiation of Thyroid Nodules

BACKGROUND Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI)-Imaging is an ultrasound-based elastography method enabling quantitative measurement of tissue stiffness. The aim of the present study was to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of ARFI-imaging for differentiation of thyroid nodules and to compare it to the well evaluated qualitative real-time elastography (RTE). METHODS ARFI-imaging involve...

Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of kidneys – a phantom study

AIM OF THE STUDY Since there have been only few works reporting the diagnosis of kidneys using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse technique and those works do not provide consistent results of shear wave velocity measurements in renal tissue, we have decided to use kidney phantoms with known properties to examine the reliability of the method itself in a controlled setup similar to kidneys examin...

Liver cirrhosis noninvasive assessment with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging.