The object
Mathias Fink co-invented shear-wave elastography, a physical ultrasound-imaging technique that launches and tracks shear waves to map tissue stiffness. This gives clinicians a non-invasive way to assess elasticity-related disease indicators and has moved from wave-physics research into medical ultrasound systems.
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What Mathias did
Co-invented shear-wave ultrasound imaging technology with Mickael Tanter for measuring tissue stiffness.
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Why it matters
Shear-wave elastography made real-time tissue-stiffness mapping a practical diagnostic capability without requiring a biopsy in some settings.
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Living-status check
The Eduard Rhein Foundation's 2025 awardee page and an ESPCI/Inserm announcement dated 25 April 2026 identify Fink and Tanter as recipients for their shear-wave-elastography work.