Strain Imaging or Elastography means imaging of the elastic properties of tissue using conventional, diagnostic ultrasound. Strain imaging can be used to detect hard tumors which often can not be seen in the conventional ultrasound image.
For the worldwide first real time implementation of strain imaging - which allows strain imaging in a clinical setting - Lorenz & Pesavento IT win the 2nd award of the Innovationspreis Ruhrgebiet in November 2000.

Some of the following in vivo results were recorded in collaboration with Prof. Senge des Marienhospitals/Herne (Universitätsklinik); Dr. Martin Scholz vom Knappschaftskrankenhaus/Bochum (Universitätsklinik); Dr. Frauscher von der Uroradiology, Department of Radiology II/University Hospital Innsbruck; Dr. Bonatz, Augustakrankenanstalten/Bochum.

 
Real Time Elastography: in vivo Mamma Carzinoma (jpg)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Mamma Carzinoma (10 MB)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Paper: Journal of Urology

 
Real Time Elastography: in vivo Prostate with Histology Sample 01 (gif)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Prostate with Histology Sample 02 (gif)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Prostate Sample 01 (avi file; 11.6 MB)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Prostate Sample 02 (mpeg1 file; 9.5 MB)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Prostate Sample 03 (mpeg1 file; 9.6 MB)

Echtzeit Elastography: in vivo Prostata Biopsy Mode Sample (mpeg1 file; 6.2 MB)

 
Real Time Elastographie: in vivo Vibrographie on the open Skull (jpg)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Vibrographie on the open Skull (avi file 55.6 MB)

 
Real Time Elastography: in vivo Liver Sample 01 (gif)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Liver Sample 02 (gif)

 
Real Time Elastography: in vivo Lymphnode Sample 01 (jpg)

Real Time Elastography: in vivo Lymphnode Sample 02 (jpg)

 
Real Time Elastographie: Phantom Biopsy Sample 01 (jpg)

Real Time Elastographie: Phantom Biopsy Sample 02 (avi; 5 MB)

Real Time Elastography: Talk about Results of the two Prostate Studies (pdf file 2.5 MB)

Real Time Elastography: Older in vivo Results (html)

Real Time Elastographie: Phantom Images (avi-Datei 35.6 MB)

More Information: Publications

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