Title :
Detecting cervical microstructure via ultrasound and optical microscopy
Author :
Reusch, Lisa M. ; Anderson, Janelle ; Carlson, Lindsey C. ; Simmons, Heather A. ; Pehlke, Carolyn ; Eliceiri, Kevin ; Feltovich, Helen ; Hall, Timothy J.
Author_Institution :
Med. Phys. Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
A novel method for characterizing the microstructural integrity of the human cervix is under development. The cervix is composed of mostly aligned collagen and variations in acoustic backscattered power as a function of beam steering is an indicator of anisotropic scatterers. Results of experiments with phantoms and hysterectomy specimens suggest that this approach is a sensitive tool for describing the microstructure.
Keywords :
beam steering; biological organs; biomedical ultrasonics; molecular biophysics; obstetrics; optical microscopy; phantoms; proteins; Optical Microscopy; acoustic backscattered power; aligned collagen; beam steering; cervical microstructure; human cervix; hysterectomy specimens; phantoms; ultrasound; Apertures; Irrigation; Loss measurement; Phantoms; Pregnancy; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0382-9
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2010.5935918
