MRI Assessment of the Viscoelastic Properties of Normal and Abnormal Breast Tissue

Abstract

Biological tissue stiffness alteration resulting from pathological processes has been known for centuries. Many investigators have considered tissue stiffness an attractive property that can be used to detect disease and aid in differentiation between normal and benign breast tissues. As a result elastography, an imaging technique which images tissue elasticity, was developed. Interpreting elastography images requires knowledge of elastic properties of various normal and abnormal tissues. Studies conducted over the past years suggest the presence of large variations in elastic modulus of each breast tissue type.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA413901

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