Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A method of detection or classification of
tumors based on stiffness orelasticity of tissue.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word elastography.
Examples
-
They said the technique called elastography, which is used in tandem with a standard ultrasound, correctly identified 98 percent of cancers in women who had an ultrasound to evaluate a suspicious lump in their breast.
Reuters: Top News 2009
-
I am excited to say that researchers are very positive about the field of elastography where tissue hardness or elasticity is determined using stress and strain measurement techniques.
Jae Son: The Future Of Breast Cancer Diagnosis Is Touch 2009
-
O'BRIEN: Richard Ehman is a radiologist at the Mayo Clinic, where they developed a technique called magnetic resonance elastography, or MRE.
-
"GE's ultrasound elastography serves as a valuable and needed addition to our arsenal of examination tools."
-
GE's LOGIQ E9 introduces ultrasound elastography utilizing a high frequency E-series transducer with a simple compression technique which helps make elastography easier to perform and a more reproducible method of examination.
-
GE Healthcare has announced that elastography capabilities have been added to its flagship LOGIQ E9 ultrasound platform.
Medgadget 2010
-
LOGIQ E9 elastography is a tool that helps provide a gentle way to obtain information about internal tissue structures and has the potential to assist in patient management decisions, increase diagnostic confidence and help lead to fewer invasive procedures.
-
GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) announced that an important new feature has been added to its LOGIQ E9 platform; elastography.
-
"GE's ultrasound elastography serves as a valuable and needed addition to our arsenal of examination tools."
-
GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) announced that an important new feature has been added to its LOGIQ E9 platform; elastography.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.