More Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation Leads to Higher Immune-Related Gene Expression and Boosts PD-1 Monoclonal Antibodies for Liver Cancer
The aim of the work described here was to investigate the relative contribution of subtotal ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) to amplifying programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibition in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Ting Luo, Zhen Wang, Xiaoling Yu, Zhiyu Han, Zhigang Cheng, Fangyi Liu, Jie Yu, Ping Liang Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Superficial Bifurcated Microflow Phantom for High-Frequency Ultrasound Applications
This study was aimed at devising a new protocol for fabrication of a microflow phantom with bifurcated geometry at a superficial region. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Anam Bhatti, Takuro Ishii, Yoshifumi Saijo Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Safety of Sonazoid in Assisting High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation Therapy for Advanced Liver Malignant Lesions: A Single-Arm Clinical Study
The aim of the study described here was to evaluate the safety of Sonazoid-assisted high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of advanced malignant liver lesions. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Hang Zhou, Fang Li, Li Luo, Xialin Xiong, Kun Zhou, Hui Zhu, Jun Zhang, Pan Li Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
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Bedside Ultrasound to Identify and Predict Severity of Dysphagia Following Ischemic Stroke: Human Versus Artificial Intelligence
Dysphagia is a significant ischemic stroke complication that can lead to aspiration. Identification of at-risk patients can be logistically difficult and costly. Researchers investigated whether quantitative ultrasound assessment of hyoid bone movement during induced swallowing would predict failure of videofluoroscopy (VFS) or fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), as determined by a penetration –aspiration scale (PAS) score. Additionally, ability of a machine learning (ML) algorithm to predict PAS success or failure from real-time ultrasound video recordings was assessed. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Keith Barron, Michael Blaivas, Laura Blaivas, John Sadler, Isadora Deal Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Response Evaluation Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Unresectable Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Anti-PD-1 Antibody Therapy
The aim of the work described here was to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in response evaluation for unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) plus anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) antibody therapy. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Chong-Ke Zhao, Xin Guan, Yin-Ying Pu, Bo-Yang Zhou, Li-Fan Wang, Yi-Kang Sun, Hao-Hao Yin, Han-Sheng Xia, Xi Wang, Hong Han, Hui-Xiong Xu Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Ultrasound Plane-Wave Compressed Sensing Reconstruction Method Using Intra-frame and Inter-frame Joint Multi-hypothesis and Reference Frame Multi-hypothesis Predictions
Ultrasound plane-wave imaging has the advantage of high frame rate in addition to high data volume. High data sampling rates and large amounts of data storage can become bottlenecks in ultrasound system design. Although compressed sensing technology can help reduce the burden of sampling and transmission, it achieves relatively low image quality because of its reliance solely on signal sparsity. Therefore, we proposed reconstructing the ultrasound signal by applying additional prior knowledge, such as plane-wave imaging and its echo characteristics. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Lin Tong, Ping Wang, Xitao Li, Qianwen Li, Jinghan Chen, Yue Shen Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Automated Breast Ultrasound Provides Comparable Diagnostic Performance in Opportunistic Screening and Diagnostic Assessment
The aim of the work described here was to assess the performance of automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) as an adjunct to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in the screening and diagnostic setting. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kartini Rahmat, Nazimah Ab Mumin, Wei Lin Ng, Nur Aishah Mohd Taib, Wai Yee Chan, Marlina Tanty Ramli Hamid Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Polyvinyl Alcohol Phantoms With Heterogeneous Plaques: Estimation of Pulse Wave Velocity at the Stenotic Region Using Pulse Wave Imaging
Plaque characterization is essential for stroke prevention. In the study reported herein, we describe a heterogeneous phantom manufacturing technique with varying plaque compositions of different stiffness using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to emulate stenotic arteries and evaluated the use of pulse wave imaging (PWI) to assess plaque stiffness by comparing derived pulse wave velocities, with the goal of assessing plaque vulnerability and identifying high-risk patients for stroke. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Nima Mobadersany, Pengcheng Liang, Paul Kemper, Elisa E. Konofagou Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Combination of Breast Ultrasound With Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Non-mass-like Breast Lesions Detected on Ultrasound: A New Integrated Strategy to Improve Diagnostic Performance
The aim of the work described here was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of a new integrated strategy using breast ultrasound (US) combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to differentiate benign and malignant breast non-mass-like lesions (NMLs) detected on US. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Rui-Lan Niu, Jun-Kang Li, Bo Wang, Ying Jiang, Shi-Yu Li, Nai-Qin Fu, Gang Liu, Zhi-Li Wang Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Effects of Lung Ultrasound Technique and Pleural Line Depth on In Vitro and In Vivo Measurements of Pleural Line Thickness
The aim of the work described here was to determine the effects of imaging protocol, technique and pleural line depth on measured pleural line thickness (PLT). (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Thomas H. Fox, Siraphob Chansangavej, Krystal Kirby, Daniel Cho, Ricardo Rodriguez, Gautam Gare, Garrett Collins, John Galeotti, Amita Krishnan, Bennett P. deBoisblanc Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research
Accuracy of 3-D Surface Rendering of 2-D Ultrasound Images of the Uterus Using a Novel Software in Mapping Uterine Fibroids
Three-dimensional surface rendering of 2-D ultrasound images of the uterus in mapping uterine fibroids is a fast-evolving imaging technique that holds great potential for gynecology. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of 3-D surface rendering of 2-D ultrasound images of the uterus using a new Fibroid Mapping Reviewer Application (FMRA) software for mapping uterine fibroids as compared with the pathological evaluation of uterine fibroids in pre-menopausal women undergoing hysterectomy. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Shyamala Guruvare, Shripad Hebbar, Lakshmi Bai, Padmapriya Jaiprakash, Deepa Reddy, Deepa HC Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
The Effect of Spatial Velocity Gradients on Block-Matching Accuracy for Ultrasound Velocimetry
Block matching serves as the foundation for ultrasound velocimetry techniques such as blood speckle tracking and echo-particle image velocimetry. Any spatial velocity gradients (SVGs) inside a block-matching pair will result in tracking error, due to both the finite block size and the ultrasound point-spread-function. We assess, using an in silico sinusoidal flow phantom, the effect of SVG magnitude and beam-to-flow angle on block-matching bias and precision. Secondarily we assess the effect that SVGs have on velocimetry bias when using angled plane-wave compounding. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Jason Voorneveld, Johan G. Bosch Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
