A comparison of SNR between the two methods under different strains. Xiaofeng Yang Mylin Torres Stephanie Kirkpatrick Walter J. Curran Tian Liu 10.1371/journal.pone.0181250.g008 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/A_comparison_of_SNR_between_the_two_methods_under_different_strains_/5360464 <p>This is the SNR calculated from the axial and lateral strain images obtained from the two methods. The ROI 1 in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0181250#pone.0181250.g003" target="_blank">Fig 3</a> was seen as a target and ROI 1 was used to calculate the SNR of both methods in both directions.</p> 2017-08-30 17:47:10 2 D ultrasound strain imaging technology 2 D strain method 2 D strain imaging approach 2 D strain imaging method Ultrasound 2 D strain measurement arm lymphedema deformable registration NSSD registration-based strain method NMI structure-based similarity measures deformable registration-based 2 D strain method feasibility study Purpose Lymphedema post-compression ultrasound B-mode images measure soft-tissue stiffness cross-correlation-based elastography method