Freehand 3-D ultrasound imaging: a systematic review

MH Mozaffari, WS Lee - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional ultrasound (US) imaging has been successfully used in clinical
applications as a low-cost, portable and non-invasive image modality for more than three …

Volume visualization: a technical overview with a focus on medical applications

Q Zhang, R Eagleson, TM Peters - Journal of digital imaging, 2011 - Springer
With the increasing availability of high-resolution isotropic three-or four-dimensional medical
datasets from sources such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and …

[HTML][HTML] A flexible ultrasound transducer array with micro-machined bulk PZT

Z Wang, QT Xue, YQ Chen, Y Shu, H Tian, Y Yang… - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
This paper proposes a novel flexible piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasound transducer,
which is based on PZT and a polyimide substrate. The transducer is made on the polyimide …

Crosslinked chitosan implants as potential degradable devices for brachytherapy: in vitro and in vivo analysis

AK Azab, B Orkin, V Doviner, A Nissan, M Klein… - Journal of controlled …, 2006 - Elsevier
Compared with conventional external beam radiation, brachytherapy offers a superior
therapeutic regimen. However, some major constraints are associated with its …

Clinical system for interstitial photodynamic therapy with combined on-line dosimetry measurements

M Soto Thompson, A Johansson, T Johansson… - Applied …, 2005 - opg.optica.org
A system for interstitial photodynamic therapy with δ-aminolaevulinic acid and multiple
optical fibers has been developed. The system enables photodynamic treatment of large …

A flexible piezoelectric micromachined ultrasound transducer

Y Yang, H Tian, B Yan, H Sun, C Wu, Y Shu, LG Wang… - Rsc Advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel flexible piezoelectric ultrasound transducer based on MEMS technology is studied,
which can be used in medical imaging with the advantage of conformal contact with skin …

Matching and reconstruction of brachytherapy seeds using the Hungarian algorithm (MARSHAL)

AK Jain, Y Zhou, T Mustufa, E Clif Burdette… - Medical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Intraoperative dosimetric quality assurance in prostate brachytherapy critically depends on
discerning the three‐dimensional (3D) locations of implanted seeds. The ability to …

Dynamic real-time 4D cardiac MDCT image display using GPU-accelerated volume rendering

Q Zhang, R Eagleson, TM Peters - Computerized medical imaging and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Intraoperative cardiac monitoring, accurate preoperative diagnosis, and surgical planning
are important components of minimally-invasive cardiac therapy. Retrospective …

In vitro comparative study of vibro-acoustography versus pulse-echo ultrasound in imaging permanent prostate brachytherapy seeds

FG Mitri, BJ Davis, JF Greenleaf, M Fatemi - Ultrasonics, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Permanent prostate brachytherapy (PPB) is a common treatment for early
stage prostate cancer. While the modern approach using trans-rectal ultrasound guidance …

Dosimetry accuracy as a function of seed localization uncertainty in permanent prostate brachytherapy: increased seed number correlates with less variability in …

Y Su, BJ Davis, KM Furutani… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The variation of permanent prostate brachytherapy dosimetry as a function of seed
localization uncertainty was investigated for I-125 implants with seed activities commonly …