Surface wave elastography for clinical assessment of radiation-induced vaginal toxicity: a phantom study
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Authors: Mark Burgess, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Reith Sarkar, MSKCC Kaled Alektiar, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Radiation-induced vaginal toxicity is a common side effect of pelvic radiotherapy, and no clinical tools exist for objective, quantitative evaluation of vagina health. The goal of this research project is to develop a system and methodology for surface wave elastography assessment of vaginal tissue health in the acute and late stages following radiotherapy. A tissue-mimicking gel phantom study was carried out to explore this technique in the case of a endocavitary probe, where the vaginal wall will be in the near-field of the ultrasound transducer.