In silico simulation of liver crack detection using ultrasonic shear wave imaging

Abstract Background Liver trauma is an important source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A timely detection and precise evaluation of traumatic liver injury and the bleeding site is necessary. There is a need to develop better imaging modalities of hepatic injuries to increase the sensitivity o...

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Main Authors: Erwei Nie, Jiao Yu, Debaditya Dutta, Yanying Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-018-0249-5