Two dimensional penile ultrasound vibro-elastography for measuring penile tissue viscoelasticity: A pilot patient study and its correlation with penile ultrasonography

Xiaoming Zhang, Boran Zhou, Stephen L. Kopecky, Landon W. Trost

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the feasibility of a 2 dimensional (2D) penile ultrasound vibro-elastography (PUVE) technique for measuring the shear wave speed map over an area of regional of interest (ROI) in the penis. In PUVE, a 0.1 s harmonic vibration at a low frequency is generated on the surface of the penis using a handheld vibrator. An ultrasound probe is used to measure the resulting shear wave propagation in the penis. The shear wave speed is analyzed in the ROI of corpus cavernosum from both sides of penis using a 2D wave speed analysis technique. The shear wave speed of the penis is measured at three excitation frequencies of 100 Hz, 150 Hz, and 200 Hz. The viscoelasticity of penis is analyzed based on the wave speed dispersion with frequency. A pilot study was performed in men with ED and/or PD. It is found that both elasticity and viscosity of corpus cavernosa positively correlate with the peak systolic velocity (PSV) from penile ultrasonography. Both elasticity and viscosity of corpus cavernosa negatively correlate with the cardiovascular (CV) risk for patients with ED and/or PD. These results suggest that PUVE may provide a noninvasive and painless technique for assessing patients with ED/PD and their future CV risk. We will further evaluate PUVE in a large cohort of patients with ED/PD.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number103570
JournalJournal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Volume103
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2020

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular risk
  • Penile ultrasonography
  • Penile ultrasound vibro-elastography (PUVE)
  • Penile viscoelasticity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials

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