Advances in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound imaging / / Jajit S. Suri ... [et al.], editors

• Pubblicazione: Boston ; ; London, : Artech House, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.07/543
• Soggetto topico: Ultrasonic imaging; Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic waves - Therapeutic use
• Altri autori: SuriJasjit S
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound Imaging; Contents; Preface; Part I Recent Advances in UltrasoundInstrumentation; Chapter 1 3-D Ultrasound Imaging; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Disadvantages of 2-D Ultrasound; 1.3 3-D Ultrasound Scanning Techniques; 1.4 Mechanical Scanning; 1.4.1 Linear Mechanical 3-D Scanners; 1.4.2 Tilt 3-D Mechanical Scanners; 1.4.3 Endocavity Rotational 3-D Scanners; 1.5 Free-Hand Scanning with Position Sensing; 1.5.1 Tracked 3-D US with Articulated Arm Sensing; 1.5.2 Free-Hand 3-D US with Acoustic Tracking. ; 1.5.3 Free-Hand 3-D Scanning with Magnetic Field Sensing1.5.4 3-D US Tracked by Speckle Decorrelation; 1.6 Free-Hand 3-D US Scanning Without Position Sensing; 1.7 2-D Array Scanning for Dynamic 3-D Ultrasound (4-D US); 1.8 3-D Ultrasound Visualization; 1.8.1 Multiplanar Reformatting; 1.8.2 Volume Rendering Techniques; 1.9 3-D Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Therapy; 1.9.1 Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Management; 1.9.2 US-Guided Prostate Brachytherapy; 1.9.3 3-D TRUS-Guided Brachytherapy System; 1.9.4 3-D TRUS Imaging System; 1.9.5 Prostate Segmentation; 1.9.5.1 Initialization; 1.9.5.2 Refinement. ; 1.9.5.3 Propagation1.9.6 Dosimetry; 1.9.7 Calibration of the Coordinate Systems; 1.9.8 Needle Segmentation; 1.10 Evaluation of 3-D TRUS-Guided Brachytherapy System; 1.10.1 Methods of Calibration; 1.10.1.1 Fiducial Localization Error; 1.10.1.2 Fiducial Registration Error; 1.10.1.3 Target Registration Error; 1.10.2 Results of Calibration; 1.10.3 Accuracy of Needle Placement; 1.10.4 Accuracy of Needle Angulation; 1.10.5 Accuracy of Needle Targeting; 1.10.6 Accuracy of Needle Tracking; 1.10.7 Accuracy of Seed Implantation; 1.11 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References. ; Chapter 2 Despeckle Filtering in Ultrasound Imaging of the Carotid Artery2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Despeckle Filtering; 2.2.1 Local Statistics Filtering; 2.2.1.1 First-Order Statistics Filtering (lsmv, wiener); 2.2.1.2 Homogeneous Mask Area Filtering (lsminsc); 2.2.2 Median Filtering (median); 2.2.3 Maximum Homogeneity over a Pixel Neighborhood Filtering (homog); 2.2.4 Geometric Filtering (gf4d); 2.2.5 Homomorphic Filtering (homo); 2.2.6 Diffusion Filtering; 2.2.7 Wavelet Filtering (waveltc); 2.3 Methodology; 2.3.1 Material; 2.3.2 Recording of Ultrasound Images; 2.3.3 Despeckle Filtering. ; 2.3.4 Texture Analysis2.3.4.1 Statistical Features (SF); 2.3.4.2 Spatial Gray-Level Dependence Matrices (SGLDMs); 2.3.4.3 Gray Level Difference Statistics (GLDS) [44]; 2.3.4.4 Neighborhood Gray Tone Difference Matrix (NGTDM) [45]; 2.3.4.5 Statistical Feature Matrix (SFM) [46]; 2.3.4.6 Laws Texture Energy Measures (TEM) [46]; 2.3.4.7 Fractal Dimension Texture Analysis (FDTA) [46]; 2.3.4.8 Fourier Power Spectrum (FPS) [46]; 2.3.5 Distance Measures; 2.3.6 Univariate Statistical Analysis; 2.3.7 kNN Classifier; 2.3.8 Image Quality Evaluation Metrics; 2.3.9 Visual Evaluation by Experts; 2.4 Results.
• Sommario/riassunto: This groundbreaking resource offers you exclusive coverage of the latest techniques in diagnostic and therapeutic 3-D ultrasound imaging instrumentation and techniques. Providing a solid overview of potential applications in clinical practice, you find need-to-know details on major diseases, including vascular diseases, breast cancer, cardiac abnormalities and prostate cancer.
• Titolo autorizzato: Advances in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound imaging
• ISBN: 1-59693-145-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813517703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Artech House bioinformatics & biomedical imaging series.