Auto-elastography of the brain

Investigation of Shape Functions Role on the Mesh-free Method Application in Soft Tissue Elastography

In current study, The Mesh-free method based on weak-form formulation coupled with the ultrasound imaging technique is developed. This problem consists in computing the deformation of an elastic non-homogenous phantom by numerical methods (both Mesh-free and Finite Element) and converge their results to the measured deformation by the ultrasound. The shape functions of Mesh-free are approximate...

P91: Auto Graft Transplantation of Adult Human Neural Stem Cells in Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury as a Hypothesis

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leading to 5 million deaths annually is 1 of the 5 major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Iran, accidents are the main cause of death in youth as well as a dominant factor in reducing quality of life. In developing countries TBI incidence as one of the worst consequences of these accidents is growing due to wide use of motor-vehicles. Therapeutic stra...

Implementation of Magnetic Resonance Elastography for the Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injuries

The Development of Intra operative Ultrasound Elasticity imaging Techniques to assist during Brain Tumour Resection

Brain tumour resection requires the surgeon to evaluate mechanical properties such as tumour stiffness and adherence o f tumour to the surrounding normal brain. This is a subjective assessment. Ultrasound elasticity imaging techniques allow more objective measurement and imaging o f mechanical properties such as strain, which is related to stiffness, in the case o f ultrasound elastography. Thi...

Poroelastic MRE reconstructions of brain acquired with intrinsic activation

Introduction: Recently, magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of the brain has shown significant promise. Strong results with MS have shown the potential of MRE in the brain. One disadvantage is that eliciting shear waves deep in brain tissue is difficult because the skull and cerebral meninges form an excellent shock absorbing system that effectively isolates the brain from vibrations. Interes...