Machine learning in ultrasound computer‐aided diagnostic systems: a survey

Q Huang, F Zhang, X Li - BioMed research international, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The ultrasound imaging is one of the most common schemes to detect diseases in the
clinical practice. There are many advantages of ultrasound imaging such as safety …

Ultrasound imaging to assess skeletal muscle architecture during movements: a systematic review of methods, reliability, and challenges

B Van Hooren, P Teratsias… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
B-mode ultrasound is often used to quantify muscle architecture during movements. Our
objectives were to 1) systematically review the reliability of fascicle length (FL) and …

Real-time magnetic navigation of a rotating colloidal microswarm under ultrasound guidance

Q Wang, L Yang, J Yu, PWY Chiu… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Untethered microrobots hold great promise for applications in biomedical field
including targeted delivery, biosensing, and microsurgery. A major challenge of using …

Lower limb motion estimation using ultrasound imaging: A framework for assistive device control

MH Jahanandish, NP Fey, K Hoyt - IEEE journal of biomedical …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Powered assistive devices need improved control intuitiveness to enhance their
clinical adoption. Therefore, the intent of individuals should be identified and the device …

Thyroid nodule ultrasound image classification through hybrid feature cropping network

R Song, L Zhang, C Zhu, J Liu, J Yang, T Zhang - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing cases of thyroid malignant tumors, the diagnosis of thyroid nodule has
attracted more and more attention. Deep learning has achieved promising results in …

Estimating full regional skeletal muscle fibre orientation from B-mode ultrasound images using convolutional, residual, and deconvolutional neural networks

R Cunningham, MB Sánchez, G May, I Loram - Journal of Imaging, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an investigation into the feasibility of using deep learning methods for
developing arbitrary full spatial resolution regression analysis of B-mode ultrasound images …

A single-shot region-adaptive network for myotendinous junction segmentation in muscular ultrasound images

GQ Zhou, EZ Huo, M Yuan, P Zhou… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tracking the myotendinous junction (MTJ) in consecutive ultrasound images is crucial for
understanding the mechanics and pathological conditions of the muscle-tendon unit …

Muscle deformation correlates with output force during isometric contraction

LA Hallock, A Velu, A Schwartz… - 2020 8th IEEE RAS …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite the utility of musculoskeletal dynamics modeling, there exists no safe, noninvasive
method of measuring in vivo muscle output force in real time. In this paper, we demonstrate …

Dynamic measurement of pennation angle of gastrocnemius muscles obtained from ultrasound images based on gradient Radon transform

C Yuan, Z Chen, M Wang, J Zhang, K Sun… - … Signal Processing and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In quantitative studies, pennation angle is one of the essential parameters on skeletal
muscles and could be used for prosthesis control. Ultrasound imaging is widely applied in …

Toward real-time muscle force inference and device control via optical-flow-tracked muscle deformation

LA Hallock, B Sud, C Mitchell, E Hu… - … on Neural Systems …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite the utility of musculoskeletal dynamics modeling, there exists no safe, noninvasive
method of measuring in vivo muscle output force in real time—limiting both biomechanical …