Vibro-acoustography Imaging

**Semantic type:** Diagnostic Procedure

**Definition:** A technique being studied in the diagnosis of breast cancer and other types of cancer that uses ultrasound to cause tissues to vibrate. The sound made by the vibrating tissues is picked up by a microphone and is used to make an image of the object on a computer. Cancer tissue can be seen because it is denser and vibrates at a different rate than normal tissue.

**Synonyms:** - vibro-acoustography imaging