Ultrasound Shear Wave Simulation of Breast Tumor Using Nonlinear Tissue Elasticity

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Shear wave elasticity imaging on a finite element breast tissue model. (a) Reconstructed shear modulus map near a tumor region with 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30% compression (applied strains). Black dashed circle represents the boundary of a tumor and surrounding tissue. (b) Average shear modulus versus compression plot for the tumor and surrounding tissue. (c) Average developed strain versus compression plot for the tumor and surrounding tissue.

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