title: Inducing and imaging thermal strain using a single ultrasound linear array.
abstract: For the first time, the feasibility of inducing and imaging thermal strain using an ultrasound imaging array is demonstrated. A commercial ultrasound scanner was used to heat and image a gelatin phantom with a cylindrical rubber inclusion. The inclusion was successfully characterized as an oil-bearing material using thermal strain imaging.
authors.forename: Sheng-Wen
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Russell S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: Ragnar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Olafsson
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods