Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging

Aaron Fenster; Shidong Tong; S. Sherebrin; Donal B. Downey; R. N. Rankin

doi:10.1117/12.208335

8 May 1995 Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging

Aaron Fenster, Shidong Tong, S. Sherebrin, Donal B. Downey, R. N. Rankin

Proceedings Volume 2432, Medical Imaging 1995: Physics of Medical Imaging; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208335
Event: Medical Imaging 1995, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Ultrasound is an inexpensive and widely used imaging modality for the diagnosis and staging of a number of diseases; nevertheless, technical improvements are needed before its full potential is realized. We believe that 2-D viewing of the 3-D anatomy, using conventional ultrasound procedures, limits our ability to quantify, diagnose and stage a number of diseases because: conventional ultrasound images are 2-D, multiple images must be integrated in the diagnostician's mind to develop a 3-D impression of the anatomy leading to a time-consuming process with increased operator variability; the patient's anatomy or orientation sometimes restricts the image angle, resulting in the optimal image plane necessary for diagnosis being unavailable; and, it is difficult to localize the conventional 2-D image plane and reproduce it at a later time, making it suboptimal for monitoring of therapy. Our efforts have focused on overcoming these deficiencies by developing 3-D ultrasound imaging techniques that are capable of acquiring B-mode, color Doppler and power Doppler images from existing ultrasound instruments, reconstructing the information in 3-D, and then allowing interactive viewing of 3-D ultrasound images on inexpensive desktop computers.

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Aaron Fenster, Shidong Tong, S. Sherebrin, Donal B. Downey, and R. N. Rankin "Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging", Proc. SPIE 2432, Medical Imaging 1995: Physics of Medical Imaging, (8 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208335

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