Title :
Electronic staining: elasticity imaging of atheroma with transcutaneous ultrasound
Author :
Kanai, Hiroshi ; Hasegawa, Hideyuki ; Ichiki, Masataka ; Tezuka, Fumiaki ; Koiwa, Yoshiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a noninvasive method for evaluating regional elasticity in atheroma in which a novel method is applied to measure minute changes in thickness of each of the multiple layers of the arterial wall during one heartbeat. By comparing the pathological findings with the elasticity distribution, statistic parameters for lipid and a mixture of smooth muscle and collagen fiber can be determined. By applying the method to the common carotid arteries (CCAs), thin collagen fiber was clarified and soft inclusion of lipid in plaque was detected. This method offers potential for detection of plaque vulnerability in a clinical setting.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; diseases; muscle; proteins; ultrasonic imaging; arterial wall; atheroma elasticity imaging; collagen fiber; common carotid arteries; electronic stain; heartbeat; multiple layers; noninvasive method; pathological; plaque vulnerability; smooth muscle; statistic parameters; transcutaneous ultrasound; Arteries; Elasticity; Heart beat; Lipidomics; Muscles; Pathology; Statistical distributions; Thickness measurement; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics, 2003 IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7922-5
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2003.1293393
