2010
3D elasticity imaging using principal stretches on an open-chest dog heart
Jia C, Yan P, Sinusas A, Dione D, Lin B, Wei Q, Thiele K, Kolias J, Rubin J, Huang L, Duncan J, O'Donnell M. 3D elasticity imaging using principal stretches on an open-chest dog heart. 2010, 583-586. DOI: 10.1109/ultsym.2010.5935864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrincipal stretchesUltrasound strain imagingLow-dimensional methodThree-dimensional motionCauchy deformation tensorAxial directionRadial directionDeformation tensorLongitudinal directionUltrasound strainSmall waterHeart motionTracking algorithmPrincipal directionsCommercial 2DProbe positionTracking resultsProbe orientationStrain imagingDimensional methodDisplacementCommercial 3D scannerElasticityTrackingZenithal direction
2004
Robust Filtering Strategies for Soft Tissue Young 'S Modulus Characterization
Shi P, Liu H, Sinusas A. Robust Filtering Strategies for Soft Tissue Young 'S Modulus Characterization. 2004, 2: 768-771. DOI: 10.1109/isbi.2004.1398651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModulus characterizationContinuum mechanics modelTissue constitutive modelKalman filtering strategySoft tissue elasticityRobust filtering strategyConstitutive modelMaterial parametersMechanics modelFiltering strategyState-space representationTissue elasticityExperimental resultsKinematic stateSuperior performanceImage-derived measurementsLeast squares solutionFormulationUnifying formulationElasticity