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2D-SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY [1 record]

Record 1 2025-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ultrasonography
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) uses [real-time, high-frequency] ultrasound acquisition of ... shear waves generated by a radiation force impulse induced by focused ultrasonic beams.

OBS

2D-SWE is integrated into a conventional ultrasound imaging machine ...

Key term(s)
  • 2DSWE
  • two dimensional shear wave elastography
  • two dimensional SWE

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ultrasonographie
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
OBS

L'élastographie par ondes de cisaillement bidimensionnelles est une modalité d'élastographie ultrasonore intégrée aux appareils d'échographie standards.

Key term(s)
  • 2D SWE

Spanish

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