Measuring the Absolute Concentration of Microparticles in Suspension Using High-Frequency B-Mode Ultrasound Imaging

Concentration measurement of particles in suspension is an important procedure performed in biological and clinical laboratories. Existing methods based on instruments such as hemocytometers, Coulter counters and flow cytometers are often laborious, destructive and incapable of in vivo measurements. On the other hand, an ultrasound-based method can be non-destructive and non-invasive and have the potential for in vivo measurement. In this work, a method is presented that estimates absolute particle concentration from high-frequency B-mode ultrasound images of a sample.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research