Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging systems for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment

Author

Fenster, A. ; Tong, S. ; Cardinal, H.N. ; Blake, C. ; Downey, D.B.

Author_Institution

Imaging Res. Lab., John P. Robarts Res. Inst., London, Ont., Canada

Volume

1

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

35

Abstract

3D ultrasound imaging system for imaging the prostate can be interfaced to any conventional ultrasound machine, and can accommodate side-firing transrectal ultrasound transducers. After acquiring a series of 2D ultrasound images, a 3D image is reconstructed. The 3D image is available to the physician, allowing the prostate to be viewed interactively in multiple simultaneous planes, allowing better visualization of its internal architecture. This approach allows the physician to record and view the whole prostate in successive examinations, making 3D TRUS well-suited to performing prospective or follow-up studies. The results indicate that 3D ultrasound imaging of the prostate has great potential as a tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of prostate disease

Keywords

biomedical ultrasonics; cancer; medical image processing; radiation therapy; stereo image processing; ultrasonic imaging; 3D TRUS; 3D ultrasound imaging; brachytherapy; interactive; multiple simultaneous planes; prostate cancer diagnosis; prostate disease; transrectal ultrasound transducers; visualization; Distance measurement; Image reconstruction; Imaging phantoms; Microcomputers; Probes; Prostate cancer; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers; Volume measurement; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1094-6969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5289.735975

Filename

735975