INTRODUCTION: The detection rate of benign thyroid nodules is increasing every year, with some affected patients experiencing symptoms. Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation can reduce the volume of nodules to alleviate symptoms. As the degree and speed...
Medical & biological engineering & computing
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Atherosclerosis causes heart disease by forming plaques in arterial walls. IVUS imaging provides a high-resolution cross-sectional view of coronary arteries and plaque morphology. Healthcare professionals diagnose and quantify atherosclerosis physica...
Prognostic markers for long-term outcomes are lacking in patients with deferred (nonculprit) coronary artery lesions. This study aimed to identify the morphological criteria for predicting adverse outcomes and validate their clinical impact. Using de...
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
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Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is the gold standard modality for in vivo visualization of coronary arteries and atherosclerotic plaques. Classification of coronary plaques helps to characterize heterogeneous components and evaluate the risk of plaqu...
Purpose To assess the diagnostic performance of a coronary CT angiography (CCTA) artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tool (AI-QCPA; HeartFlow) to quantify plaque volume, as compared with intravascular US (IVUS). Materials and Methods A retrospective...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
39800329
PURPOSE: High dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy (BT) procedure requires image-guided needle insertion. Given that general anesthesia is often employed during the procedure, minimizing overall planning time is crucial. In this study, we explore t...
BACKGROUND: In artificial intelligence for ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia, accurate nerve identification is essential. The technology community typically favours objective metrics of pixel overlap on still-frame images, whereas clinical asses...
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
39981660
BACKGROUND: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is essential for assessing complex coronary lesions, but remains underutilized in part due to difficulties in image interpretation. The AVVIGO IVUS Automated Lesion Assessment (ALA) software, which uses mac...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
40217199
BACKGROUND: Thyroid nodules are frequent in clinical settings, and their diagnosis in adults is growing, with some persons experiencing symptoms. Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation can shrink nodules and alleviate discomfort. Because the degree and r...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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BACKGROUND: Trackable ultrasound probes facilitate ultrasound-guided procedures, allowing real-time fusion of augmented ultrasound images and live video streams. The integration aids surgeons in accurately locating lesions within organs, and this cou...