ENHANCED COLOR FLOW IMAGING OF BREAST-CANCER VASCULATURE - CONTINUOUS WAVE DOPPLER AND 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY

被引:24
作者
CARSON, PL [1 ]
ADLER, DD [1 ]
FOWLKES, JB [1 ]
HARNIST, K [1 ]
RUBIN, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN, MED CTR, DEPT RADIOL, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
关键词
ULTRASOUND; DOPPLER STUDIES; BREAST; ULTRASOUND STUDIES; BREAST NEOPLASMS;
D O I
10.7863/jum.1992.11.8.377
中图分类号
O42 [声学];
学科分类号
070206 ; 082403 ;
摘要
Two methods of potentially improving the detection and assessment of breast cancer vasculature by color flow Doppler ultrasonography were studied. Use of continuous wave (CW) Doppler imaging was one method evaluated by a comparison of system sensitivity to small vessel flow by continuous wave and pulsed Doppler methods. The second technique demonstrated color flow image acquisition and three-dimensional (3D) display. Six breast cancer patients were examined with both a color flow pulsed system and a CW Doppler system employing a hand-held transmitter-receiver pair with crossed-beam patterns. The CW unit consistently revealed more regions of tumor flow and multidirectional flow. Good 3D displays were achieved on larger pulsatile vessels, from images obtained during systole and selected for minimal noise.
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页码:377 / 385
页数:9
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