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Ultrasonic Elastography and Breast Imaging

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The elastography is based on the principles: (1) Tissue compression produces strain (displacement) within the tissue, and (2) this strain is lower in harder tissues than in softer tissues. Therefore, by measuring tissue strain due to compression, tissue stiffness can be estimated. Since malignant breast tissue is generally harder than normal surrounding tissue, tissue hardness observed in elastography becomes the more precise clinical information than manual palpation. The use of quantitative elastography achieves the improvement in breast cancer diagnostic accuracy.

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  1. Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Level 3, V01, Block A, Satellite Building, Skudai-Johor, Malaysia

    Yin Mon Myint, Maheza Irna Mohamad Salim & Nugraha Priya Utama

  2. Biomedical Engineering Department, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Khin Wee Lai

  3. MIMOS Berhad, Technology Park Malaysia, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Yan Chai Hum

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Myint, Y.M., Lai, K.W., Mohamad Salim, M.I., Hum, Y.C., Utama, N.P. (2014). Ultrasonic Elastography and Breast Imaging. In: Advances in Medical Diagnostic Technology. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4585-72-9_1

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