Title :
Measurement of acoustic properties of breast tissue phantoms using ultrasound
Author :
McLeod, Lisa ; Griffin, Peggy ; Muratore, Diane M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomedical Eng., Western New England Coll., Springfield, MA, USA
Abstract :
Breast tissue phantoms will be created in order to measure their acoustic properties using ultrasound (US). This study could potentially further the development of US as a supplement or alternative to breast cancer screening techniques.
Keywords :
bioacoustics; biological organs; biological tissues; biomedical ultrasonics; cancer; medical image processing; phantoms; acoustic properties; breast cancer screening techniques; breast tissue phantoms; ultrasound; Acoustic measurements; Breast cancer; Breast tissue; Computed tomography; Image resolution; Imaging phantoms; Impedance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 30th Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8285-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2004.1299987
