title: Real-time quasi-static ultrasound elastography.
abstract: Ultrasound elastography is a technique used for clinical imaging of tissue stiffness with a conventional ultrasound machine. It was first proposed two decades ago, but active research continues in this area to the present day. Numerous clinical applications have been investigated, mostly related to cancer imaging, and though these have yet to prove conclusive, the technique has seen increasing commercial and clinical interest. This paper presents a review of the most widely adopted, non-quantitative, techniques focusing on technical innovations rather than clinical applications. The review is not intended to be exhaustive, concentrating instead on placing the various techniques in context according to the authors' perspective of the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treece
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindop
authors.forename: Lujie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Housden
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prager
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gee