Evaluation of the Achilles Tendon Using B‐Mode Ultrasound and Strain Elastography in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
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DOI: 10.1002/jum.15453
Abstract: To investigate the B‐mode ultrasound (US) features and elasticity of the Achilles tendon in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) using US elastography and to compare them with those of healthy individuals. read more here.
Keywords: chronic kidney; achilles tendon; patients chronic; mode ultrasound ... See more keywords
Automated detection of chronic kidney disease using higher-order features and elongated quinary patterns from B-mode ultrasound images
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DOI: 10.1007/s00521-019-04025-y
Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a continuing loss of kidney function, and early detection of this disease is fundamental to halting its progression to end-stage disease. Numerous methods have been proposed to detect CKD, mainly… read more here.
Keywords: kidney; chronic kidney; disease; higher order ... See more keywords
Enhanced axillary assessment using intradermally injected microbubbles and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) before neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NACT) identifies axillary disease missed by conventional B-mode ultrasound that may be clinically relevant
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DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05956-0
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to measure pre-treatment diagnostic yield of malignant lymph nodes (LN) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in addition to B-mode axillary ultrasound and compare clinicopathological features, response to NACT and long-term… read more here.
Keywords: ultrasound ceus; mode; group; mode ultrasound ... See more keywords
A comparative evaluation of cataract classifications based on shear-wave elastography and B-mode ultrasound findings
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DOI: 10.1007/s40477-019-00400-6
Abstract: In this study, a comparison is made of the findings of B-mode ultrasound and ultrasound elastography with the Lens Opacities Classification (LOCS) grade in patients with senile cataracts. A total of 74 patients with cataracts… read more here.
Keywords: ultrasound findings; mode; among patients; shear wave ... See more keywords
Deep learning promotes B-mode ultrasound screening for focal liver lesions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102814
Abstract: The focal liver lesions (FLLs) can be divided into two categories such as benign and malignant. The most common primary malignant FLL is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that is 6 most common cancer in humans. HCC… read more here.
Keywords: diagnostic performance; focal liver; deep learning; mode ultrasound ... See more keywords
Reliability of B-mode ultrasound and shear wave elastography in evaluating sacral bone and soft tissue characteristics in young adults with clinical feasibility in elderly.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2022.02.003
Abstract: BACKGROUND Physiologic aging is associated with loss of mobility, sarcopenia, skin atrophy and loss of elasticity. These factors contribute, in the elderly, to the occurrence of a pressure ulcer (PU). Brightness mode ultrasound (US) and… read more here.
Keywords: mode ultrasound; shear wave; reliability; ultrasound shear ... See more keywords
Precision Targeted Ablation of Fine Neurovascular Structures In Vivo Using Dual-mode Ultrasound Arrays
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66209-0
Abstract: Carotid bodies (CBs) are chemoreceptors that monitor and register changes in the blood, including the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH, and regulate breathing. Enhanced activity of CBs was shown to correlate with a… read more here.
Keywords: dual mode; targeted ablation; ablation fine; mode ultrasound ... See more keywords
Reliability and Validity of A-Mode Ultrasound to Quantify Body Composition.
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DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000001498
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Immobilization and inadequate nutrition after high-energy trauma result in loss of lean muscle mass. Body composition (percent body fat (%BF), fat mass (FM), fat free mass (FFM)) is traditionally quantified with techniques that require… read more here.
Keywords: reliability; mode ultrasound; body; body composition ... See more keywords
Response to: Vitiello L, De Bernardo M and Rosa N. A-mode ultrasound evaluation of optic nerve in healthy volunteers to detect increased intracranial pressure after application of a rigid cervical collar.
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DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000670
Abstract: For their study, the authors utilized B-mode echography to measure ONSD. Although we are aware that this is a widespread practice, especially in the Emergency Department, unluckily this ultrasound technique should be considered quite untrustworthy… read more here.
Keywords: vitiello bernardo; response vitiello; rosa mode; bernardo rosa ... See more keywords
Automated Segmentation of Common Carotid Artery in Ultrasound Images
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3179402
Abstract: We propose a basis splines-based based active contour method for the segmentation of lumen boundary and media adventitia boundary from transverse and longitudinal B-mode ultrasound images. Basis-spline has M knots in the shape template and… read more here.
Keywords: boundary transverse; segmentation; mode ultrasound; ultrasound images ... See more keywords
Joint Localization and Classification of Breast Cancer in B-Mode Ultrasound Imaging via Collaborative Learning With Elastography
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DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2022.3186933
Abstract: Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been successfully applied in the computer-aided ultrasound diagnosis for breast cancer. Up to now, several CNN-based methods have been proposed. However, most of them consider tumor localization and classification as… read more here.
Keywords: resnet gap; classification; localization classification; breast cancer ... See more keywords