Young's modulus reconstruction for radio-frequency ablation electrode-induced displacement fields: a feasibility

Jingfeng Jiang1, Tomy Varghese, Christopher L Brace

  • 1Medical Physics Department, University of Wisconsin,Madison, WI 53705, USA. jjiang2@wisc.edu

Summary

This study explores using ultrasound elastography to visualize radio-frequency (RF) ablation zones by imaging changes in tissue stiffness. The method successfully reconstructed high-contrast images of ablated areas in phantoms and liver tissue.