Three-dimensional reconstruction of transcranial ultrasound images obtained through the temporal bone window using a helmet-mounted mechanical beam-steering device

Author

Gilmour, Timothy P. ; Subramanian, Thyagarajan

Author_Institution

Pennsylvania State University, Electrical Engineering Department, University Park, PA 16802 USA

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011

Firstpage

413

Lastpage

416

Abstract

Transcranial sonography has been an increasingly widespread diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of neural diseases like Parkinson´s disease. However, the utilization of modern 3D ultrasound techniques has been hampered by the acoustical barrier of the skull bones. We report the development of and preliminary results from an ultrasound helmet which uses mechanical beam-steering to allow 3-D reconstruction of deep brain structures such as the substantia nigra.

Keywords

Bones; Image reconstruction; Imaging; Parkinson´s disease; Probes; Three dimensional displays; Ultrasonic imaging; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Head Protective Devices; Humans; Image Enhancement; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Temporal Bone; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4121-1

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090131

Filename

6090131