Title :
Renal stone lithotripsy fragmentation estimation using ultrasound image texture measurements
Author :
Manousakas, Loannis ; Wan, Long-Ray ; Chang, Chien-Chen ; Liang, Shen-Min
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Healthcare Adm., Meiho Inst. of Technol., Taiwan
Abstract :
Procedures to assess the significance of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy fragmentation extent estimation methods have been examined. The nature of the measurements was investigated using simplified computer image models and also real ultrasound images of constructed stone phantoms. The results show that measurements from computer models and phantoms closely relate to the stone fragmentation extent and that standard measurement algorithms and methods are needed.
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; image texture; medical image processing; phantoms; radiation therapy; shock wave effects; computer image models; constructed stone phantoms; renal stone lithotripsy fragmentation estimation; standard measurement algorithms; stone fragmentation; ultrasound image texture measurements; Computational modeling; Electric shock; Extraterrestrial measurements; Image texture; Imaging phantoms; Lithotripsy; Optical imaging; Shock waves; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering, 2003. IEEE EMBS Asian-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7943-8
DOI :
10.1109/APBME.2003.1302640
