ELASTOGRAPHYis a medical imaging modality that maps the elastic properties and stiffness of soft tissue. The main idea is that whether the tissue is hard or soft will give diagnostic information about the presence or status of disease for various condition of Breast Elastography, Liver Elastography, Prostate Elastography.The radiographic technique uses

1. Strain elastography (also known as static or compression elastography)
2. Shear wave elastography (also known as transient elastography)