Simulations of enhancement effects in ultrasound images after administration of ultrasound contrast agent: comparison with in-vivo results of the heart and the prostate

Rene G. Aarnink; J.P. Michiel Sedelaar; Jean J.M.C.H. de la Rosette; Frans M. J. Debruyne; Hessel Wijkstra

doi:10.1117/12.349470

26 May 1999 Simulations of enhancement effects in ultrasound images after administration of ultrasound contrast agent: comparison with in-vivo results of the heart and the prostate

Rene G. Aarnink, J.P. Michiel Sedelaar, Jean J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, Frans M. J. Debruyne, Hessel Wijkstra

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Proceedings Volume 3658, Medical Imaging 1999: Image Display; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349470
Event: Medical Imaging '99, 1999, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The availability of contrast agents to enhance ultrasound imaging of blood flow has resulted in applications not only in echocardiography but in peripheral organs such as the prostate as well. Especially the association of tumor development with changes in blood flow patterns has a potential to improve differential diagnosis. Theoretical modeling of the behavior of contrast bubbles after injection can be used to increase the understanding of the images of prostatic blood supply resulting after enhancement. This knowledge might assist in the development of sophisticated software for objective interpretation of the improved blood flow display.

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Rene G. Aarnink, J.P. Michiel Sedelaar, Jean J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, Frans M. J. Debruyne, and Hessel Wijkstra "Simulations of enhancement effects in ultrasound images after administration of ultrasound contrast agent: comparison with in-vivo results of the heart and the prostate", Proc. SPIE 3658, Medical Imaging 1999: Image Display, (26 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349470

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