Effect of a Thin Fluid Layer on Surface Wave Speed Measurements: A Lung Phantom Study.
J Ultrasound Med
; 38(5): 1361-1365, 2019 May.
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| ID: mdl-30208217
ABSTRACT
Lung ultrasound (US) surface wave elastography (SWE) is a novel technique that measures superficial lung tissue elastic properties. A thin pleural fluid layer covers a lung, but its effect on lung measurements in SWE is unknown. We modeled a lung and pleural fluid with sponges and a thin layer of US transmission gel. Sponge surface wave speeds measured from SWE were compared for sponges without and with the thin US gel layer at 3 wave excitation frequencies. The comparison showed that the sponge surface wave speed measurements were not affected by the thin gel layer.
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Pleura
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Líquidos Corporais
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Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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