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Low-cost Volumetric Ultrasound by Augmentation of 2D Systems: Design and Prototype.

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Herickhoff, CD; Morgan, MR; Broder, JS; Dahl, JJ
Published in: Ultrason Imaging
January 2018

Conventional two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound imaging is a powerful diagnostic tool in the hands of an experienced user, yet 2D ultrasound remains clinically underutilized and inherently incomplete, with output being very operator dependent. Volumetric ultrasound systems can more fully capture a three-dimensional (3D) region of interest, but current 3D systems require specialized transducers, are prohibitively expensive for many clinical departments, and do not register image orientation with respect to the patient; these systems are designed to provide improved workflow rather than operator independence. This work investigates whether it is possible to add volumetric 3D imaging capability to existing 2D ultrasound systems at minimal cost, providing a practical means of reducing operator dependence in ultrasound. In this paper, we present a low-cost method to make 2D ultrasound systems capable of quality volumetric image acquisition: we present the general system design and image acquisition method, including the use of a probe-mounted orientation sensor, a simple probe fixture prototype, and an offline volume reconstruction technique. We demonstrate initial results of the method, implemented using a Verasonics Vantage research scanner.

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Ultrason Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1096-0910

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

40

Issue

1

Start / End Page

35 / 48

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Transducers
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Acoustics
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
 

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Herickhoff, C. D., Morgan, M. R., Broder, J. S., & Dahl, J. J. (2018). Low-cost Volumetric Ultrasound by Augmentation of 2D Systems: Design and Prototype. Ultrason Imaging, 40(1), 35–48. https://doi.org/10.1177/0161734617718528
Herickhoff, Carl D., Matthew R. Morgan, Joshua S. Broder, and Jeremy J. Dahl. “Low-cost Volumetric Ultrasound by Augmentation of 2D Systems: Design and Prototype.Ultrason Imaging 40, no. 1 (January 2018): 35–48. https://doi.org/10.1177/0161734617718528.
Herickhoff CD, Morgan MR, Broder JS, Dahl JJ. Low-cost Volumetric Ultrasound by Augmentation of 2D Systems: Design and Prototype. Ultrason Imaging. 2018 Jan;40(1):35–48.
Herickhoff, Carl D., et al. “Low-cost Volumetric Ultrasound by Augmentation of 2D Systems: Design and Prototype.Ultrason Imaging, vol. 40, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 35–48. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0161734617718528.
Herickhoff CD, Morgan MR, Broder JS, Dahl JJ. Low-cost Volumetric Ultrasound by Augmentation of 2D Systems: Design and Prototype. Ultrason Imaging. 2018 Jan;40(1):35–48.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ultrason Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1096-0910

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

40

Issue

1

Start / End Page

35 / 48

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Transducers
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Acoustics
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering