Title :
Demonstration of urinary reflux diagnosis with in situ ultrasound generated contrast bubbles in a refluxing canine model
Author :
Hwang, E.Y. ; Rubin, J.M. ; Bloom, D.A. ; Carson, P.L. ; Fowlkes, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
A surgical urinary reflux model has been developed in canines, to test a less invasive method for diagnosing urinary reflux (VUR) using ultrasound contrast microbubbles generated by transcutaneous application of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the urinary bladder. This surgical reflux procedure was performed on two canines. After approximately six weeks of recovery, examinations performed tested for reflux over the next seven weeks
Keywords :
biological organs; biomedical ultrasonics; bubbles; ultrasonic imaging; 1.18 MHz; 3.75 MHz; 8.5 MPa; high intensity focused ultrasound; in situ US generated contrast bubbles; refluxing canine model; surgical reflux procedure; surgical urinary reflux model; transcutaneous application; ultrasound contrast microbubbles; urinary bladder; urinary reflux diagnosis; Bladder; Catheterization; Catheters; Filling; Focusing; Gold; Patient monitoring; Surgery; Testing; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7177-1
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2001.992049
