title: 3D ultrasound elastography for early detection of lesions. evaluation on a pressure ulcer mimicking phantom.
abstract: A pressure ulcer is a damaged tissue area induced by an unrelieved pressure compressing the tissue during a prolonged period of immobility. The lack of information and studies on the development of this pathology makes its prevention difficult. However, it is both acknowledged that lesions initiate in the deep muscular tissues before they expand to the skin, and that lesions are harder than healthy tissues. Elastography is therefore an interesting tool for an early detection of the pathology. A 3D strain estimation algorithm is presented and evaluated on a PVA-cryogel phantom, mimicking a pressure ulcer at an early stage.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory CREATIS (Application & Research Center for Image and Signal Processing), INSA-Lyon, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220 & INSERM U630, 7 avenue Jean Capelle, Villeurbanne, 69621 France. deprez@creatis.insa-lyon.fr
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Deprez
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cloutier
authors.forename: Cédric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gehin
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dittmar
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Basset
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brusseau
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol