Torsion ultrasonic sensor for tissue mechanical characterization
- 3 November 2016
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 1-4
Abstract
A sensor based on torsional waves is proposed, designed and validated to quantify elastic constants of soft tissue. The proposed transducer design is able to deploy a shear wave elastography technique that accurately quantifies the shear viscoelastic moduli of the tissue, which, as opposed to compression waves, are strongly dependent on the stroma architecture, thus serving as a new biomarker.Keywords
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