Measurement of Soft Tissue Elasticity in Vivo: Techniques and Applications (Hardcover)

History and Recent Development in Soft Tissue Elasticity Measurement

Conventional Methods for Soft Tissue Elasticity Measurement in Vitro
Introduction
Methods for Measurement of Soft Tissue Elasticity
Summary

Indentation Measurement of Soft Tissue Elasticity
Introduction
Analysis Method for Traditional Indentation
Ending Remarks

Novel Indentation Measurement of Tissue Elasticity in Vivo
Introduction
Novel Indentation Measurement
Nanoindentation
Future Development of Indentation

Suction Measurement of Tissue Elasticity in Vivo
Introduction
Analysis of Suction Test
Summary

Indirect Methods for Soft Tissue Elasticity Measurement in Vivo
Introduction
Resonant Frequency Shift Measurement
Vibro?Acoustic Spectrography and Harmonic Motion Imaging
Dynamic Holography
Shear Wave Propagation Method
Advantages, Problems and Future Perspectives

Elasticity Imaging and Elasticity Measurement
Introduction
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Summary

Elasticity, Non-Linearity and Viscoelasticity of Soft Tissues
Introduction
Origins of Non-Linearity and Viscoelasticity
Modelling of Tissue Non-Linearity and Viscoelasticity
Methods to Measure Viscoelasticity in Vivo
Summary

Finite Element Methods and Inverse Solutions for Elasticity Measurement
Introduction
Physics Foundation
Modelling and Simulation
Conclusion and Future Research Directions

Clinical Applications of Soft Tissue Elasticity Measurement
Introduction
Applications in Understanding Tissue Physiology and Computer Modelling
Applications in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring
Applications in Different Tissue Parts
Related Devices in the Market
Summary

Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Technical Perspective
Application Perspective