Imaging structural properties of soft tissues using ultrasound

Timothy J. Hall, Michael F. Insana, James L. Fishback, Stanton J. Rosenthal

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Abstract

The authors are developing methods to estimate and image structural properties of soft tissues. The basis for these methods are measurements of acoustic backscatter coefficients. From the backscatter coefficients, four parameters are estimated and displayed in images. Application of these parametric imaging techniques to phantoms showed that parameter estimations can be accurate and increased low-contrast target detectibility is possible. It is concluded that application of these techniques to parametric imaging of tissues provides images indicative of the spatial variations in tissue type viewed macroscopically, and provides more descriptive information than provided by B-mode imaging.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationBiomedical Engineering Perspectives
Subtitle of host publicationHealth Care Technologies for the 1990's and Beyond
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages327-328
Number of pages2
Editionpt 1
ISBN (Print)0879425598
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Duration: Nov 1 1990Nov 4 1990

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Numberpt 1
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Other

OtherProceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
CityPhiladelphia, PA, USA
Period11/1/9011/4/90

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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