title: An experimental phantom study on the effect of calcifications on ultrasound shear wave elastography.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the effects of single macrocalcifications and groups of microcalcifications on shear wave elastography. Supersonic shear imaging (SSI) and comb-push ultrasound shear elastography (CUSE) were performed on three sets of phantoms to investigate how calcifications of different sizes and distributions influence measured elasticity. Our results demonstrate that the presence of large isolated macrocalcifications and highly concentrated clusters of microcalcifications can introduce areas with apparent high elasticity when they are evaluated by shear wave elastography.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayat
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehrmohammadi
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fatemi
authors.forename: Azra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alizad
mesh_terms: D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004548:Elasticity; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000379:methods*