DocumentCode
3461045
Title
A novel optically guided ultrasound imaging system
Author
Qing Zhu
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radiol., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA
Volume
2
fYear
1996
fDate
3-6 Nov 1996
Firstpage
1345
Abstract
This study investigates the potential use of combining near infrared diffuse light and ultrasound methods for early detection of small breast tumors. A novel imaging system which combines these two methods is introduced here. Preliminary evaluations using human observers have shown that detection of a few mm object in a highly specked ultrasound image is improved from guessing to 100% certainty when the optical localization information about the object is given
Keywords
biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; infrared imaging; laser applications in medicine; speckle; few mm object detection; highly specked ultrasound image; human observers; laser diode transmitters; medical diagnostic imaging; medical instrumentation; near infrared diffuse light; optical localization information; optically guided ultrasound imaging system; small breast tumors detection; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood; Breast neoplasms; Humans; Infrared detectors; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location
San Antonio, TX
ISSN
1051-0117
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3615-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1996.584295
Filename
584295
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