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  • Title: Estimates of echo correlation and measurement bias in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging.
    Author: McAleavey SA, Nightingale KR, Trahey GE.
    Journal: IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control; 2003 Jun; 50(6):631-41. PubMed ID: 12839175.
    Abstract:
    Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging is a novel imaging modality in which pulses from a diagnostic ultrasound scanner are used to displace tissue and track its motion. The region displaced has lateral and elevational dimensions of similar scale to the ultrasound beams used to track the motion. Therefore, there is a range of tissue displacements present within the tracking beam, leading to decorrelation of the echo signal. Expressions are derived for the expected value of the displacement estimate and the cross-correlation at the expected displacement. Numerical simulations confirm the analytical model.
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