title: Reconstruction of 3D Elasticity Images from a Layered Element Chain.
abstract: Elasticity imaging is a novel technique that can reveal intrinsic mechanical properties of soft tissue. This paper proposes a new finite element approach to reconstruct elasticity images. Based on the real time data capturing capability of ultrasound, we propose a layered element chain algorithm to compute the distribution of Young's moduli in a region of interest. This approach employs pre-calibrated moduli as its input instead of using boundary pressure conditions which are usually not easy to obtain.
authors.affiliation: Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Dr., London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5K8 (phone: 519-663-5777 ex. 34280; e-mail: hzhong@imaging.robarts.ca).
authors.forename: Hualiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peters