"Palpation by imaging": magnetic resonance elastography.
Elasticity is an important physical property of human tissues. There is a tremendous difference in elasticity between normal and pathological tissues. Noninvasive evaluation of the elasticity of human tissues would be valuable for clinical practice. Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a recently developed noninvasive imaging technique that can directly visualize and quantitatively measure tissue elasticity. This article reviewed the MRE technique and its current status.
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Lei
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Imaging Center of Neuroscience, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050.
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Pei-Yi
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D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010173:Palpation; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*