In ultrasound B-mode imaging, speckle noises decrease the accuracy of estimation of tissue echogenicity of imaged targets from the amplitude of the echo signals. In addition, since the granular size of the speckle pattern is affected by the point spr...
PURPOSE: Many interventional procedures require the precise placement of needles or therapy applicators (tools) to correctly achieve planned targets for optimal diagnosis or treatment of cancer, typically leveraging the temporal resolution of ultraso...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Aug 23, 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide health issue which includes not only kidney failure but also complications of reduced kidney functionality. Cyst formation, nephrolithiasis or kidney stone, and renal cell carcinoma or k...
BACKGROUND: Critical thyroid nodule features are contained in unstructured ultrasound (US) reports. The Thyroid Imaging, Reporting, and Data System (TI-RADS) uses five key features to risk stratify nodules and recommend appropriate intervention. This...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Aug 11, 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Writing diagnostic reports for medical images is a heavy and tedious work. The automatic generation of medical image diagnostic reports can assist doctors to reduce their workload and improve diagnosis efficiency. It is of ...
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Aug 8, 2020
OBJECTIVES: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been an important addition to medicine. We aimed to explore the use of deep learning (DL) to distinguish benign from malignant lesions with breast ultrasound (BUS).
Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)
Aug 6, 2020
PURPOSE:  Sonographic diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip allows treatment with a flexion-abduction orthosis preventing hip luxation. Accurate determination of alpha and beta angles according to Graf is crucial for correct diagnosis. It i...
Interstitial Ultrasound-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (USgHIFU) therapy has the potential to deliver ablative treatments which conform to the target tumor. In this study, a robot-assisted US-navigation platform has been developed for 3D US...
Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
Jul 31, 2020
Artificial intelligence, especially the deep learning paradigm, has posed a considerable impact on cancer imaging and interpretation. For instance, fusing transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and magnetic resonance (MR) images to guide prostate cancer biops...