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. 2017 Dec 20;7(7):124–141.

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Illustration of Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging: The acoustic push pulse (blue) generates shear waves (green), which propagate through the tissues at velocities which correlate to tissue stiffness, providing a quantitative measure of tissue stiffness (Illustration courtesy of Siemens Heathineers).