3-D Quantitative Dynamic Contrast Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer Localization
To investigate quantitative 3-D dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCE-US) and, in particular 3-D contrast-ultrasound dispersion imaging (CUDI), for prostate cancer detection and localization, 43 patients referred for 10 –12-core systematic biopsy underwent 3-D DCE-US. For each 3-D DCE-US recording, parametric maps of CUDI-based and perfusion-based parameters were computed. The parametric maps were divided in regions, each corresponding to a biopsy core. The obtained parameters were validated per biopsy location a nd after combining two or more adjacent regions.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Stefan G. Schalk, Jing Huang, Jia Li, Libertario Demi, Hessel Wijkstra, Pintong Huang, Massimo Mischi Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
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