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April 1, 2017

A COMPARISON OF ONE SHOT AND CONTINUOUS MODES FOR SHEAR WAVE

When using the shear wave elastography mode, the Aplio 500 system supplies two methods to obtain readings of meters per second (m/s), and kilopascals (kPa) to assess the stiffness of tissues in the human body; the one-shot and continuous methods. The one-shot method activates the main pulse over one frame to measure the resultant speed of the shear wave and elasticity in the tissue being examined. A single image is produced to register the stiffness measurements. The continuous mode provides a live acquisition of the elastographic and propagation maps, and multiple images are acquired over time. It is also possible to cine-loop back through the frames to register multiple stiffness measurements from the one acquisition. Read the full paper now…

Sandra O’Hara MMS DMU AMS AFASA

SKG Radiology, West Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Western Australia Department of Medical Radiation Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

The Tutor Sonographer at SKG Radiology in Perth, overseeing one of the largest Ultrasound training programs in Australia. With over 25 years of experience as a Sonographer, Sandra obtained the General DMU in 1993. She is experienced in general, obstetric, vascular and musculoskeletal ultrasound, and is committed to maintaining high standards of practice in the field of Sonography. Sandra completed a Master of Medical Sonography in 2015 with the research for this qualification incorporating 3 peer reviewed publications. More recently Sandra has been awarded WA Sonographer of the year and has become an Associate Fellow of the ASA.