Viscoelastic medium`s e.g. ovary, rheological property imaging method for medical application, involves calculating quantitative index related to rheological properties in point of imaging zone situated at depth outside excitation zone

摘要

The method involves performing excitation during which an internal mechanical constraint e.g. vibration, is generated in an excitation zone (A). Imaging is performed by acquiring signals during movements generated in a viscoelastic medium (2) e.g. ovary, based on the constraint in an imaging/observation zone (B). An quantitative index related to rheological properties is calculated in a point of the zone (B) situated at a depth outside the zone (A), where the index represents a comparison of the signals acquired during movements generated by a point of the zone (A) based on the constraint. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a rheological property imaging device comprising an excitation unit (2) a computer program comprising instructions for executing a method of imaging a rheological property of a viscoelastic medium (3) a recording medium comprising instructions for executing a method of imaging a rheological property of a viscoelastic medium.