Ultrasound imaging is now in very widespread clinical use. The most important
underpinning technologies include transducers, beam forming, pulse compression, tissue …

There is now considerable evidence to suggest that technical innovations, 3D image‐based
planning, template guidance, computerized dosimetry analysis and improved quality …

Piezoelectric materials have dominated the ultrasonic transducer technology. Recently,
capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) have emerged as an alternative …

Dosimetry of eye plaques for ocular tumors presents unique challenges in brachytherapy.
The challenges in accurate dosimetry are in part related to the steep dose gradient in the …

Duplex ultrasound is an evolving technology that allows the assessment of volumetric blood
flow in the carotid and vertebral arteries during a range of interventions along the spectrum …

There is an urgent need for a measurement protocol and software analysis for objective
testing of the imaging performance of medical ultrasound equipment from a user's point of …

The bimodal ultrasound, namely B-mode ultrasound (BUS) and elastography ultrasound
(EUS), provide complementary information to improve the diagnostic accuracy of breast …

Defect detection during pulse-echo ultrasonic testing (UT) is challenging when defects are
located in a dead zone where the echoes from the defects are overshadowed by …

Significance: Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a powerful emerging technology with broad
clinical applications, but consensus test methods are needed to standardize performance …

Purpose: Two‐dimensional ultrasound (2D US) imaging is commonly used for diagnostic
and intraoperative guidance of interventional liver procedures; however, 2D US lacks …