Title :
Optically assisted ultrasonic velocity-change images of visceral fat in a living animal
Author :
Horinaka, H. ; Sakurai, D. ; Sano, H. ; Ohara, Y. ; Maeda, Y. ; Wada, K. ; Matsunaka, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan
Abstract :
Noninvasive imaging method by detection of ultrasonic velocity change was proposed for diagnosis of visceral fat. The ultrasonic velocity-change images of the fat distribution in the excised rabbit lever and living rabbit lever. Experimental results suggest that this imaging method can be applied to a practical monitor of the visceral fat in a living human body.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; fats; photoacoustic effect; excised rabbit lever; fat distribution; living animal; living human body; living rabbit lever; noninvasive imaging method; optically assisted ultrasonic velocity-change images; visceral fat; Acoustics; Biomedical optical imaging; Imaging phantoms; Optical imaging; Phantoms; Rabbits; fat distribution; fatty lever; medical diagnosis; tissue characterization; ultrasonic velocity;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0382-9
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2010.5935852
