Title
Viscoelastic Characterization of in vivo Human Dermis Using High-Frequency Ultrasonic Crawling Wave Elastography
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
High-frequency (center frequency of 18MHz) ultrasound was combined with crawling wave elastography to characterize skin viscoelastic properties in two anatomical sites (i.e., thigh and forearm) in humans in the range of 200-400 Hz. The Voigt model was used to obtain shear elasticity and shear viscosity estimates. The forearm's mean shear elasticity and shear viscosity were 6 kPa and 5.5 Pa.s, respectively, exhibiting significantly higher values than in the thigh (3.4 kPa and 3.2 Pa.s, respectively, p < 0.05). These results suggest that skin viscoelastic properties can be estimated in vivo using high-frequency crawling wave elastography and show translation potential for future application in the clinical screening of skin disorders.
Start page
40571
End page
40578
Volume
10
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85128255482
Source
IEEE Access
ISSN of the container
21693536
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by InnovatePeru/FINCYT Grant PIAP-3-P-872-14
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