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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1361-1365 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2019 |
Keywords
- Lung
- Lung phantom
- Lung ultrasound surface wave elastography
- Pleural fluid
- Surface wave speed
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging