Backscatter imaging and myocardial tissue characterization

Author

Miller, James G. ; Perez, J.E. ; Wickline, Samuel A. ; Baldwin, Steven L. ; Barzilai, Benico ; Davila-Roman, Victor ; Fedewa, Russell J. ; Finch-Johnston, Ann E. ; Hall, Christopher S. ; Handley, Scott M. ; Hockett, Franklin D. ; Holland, Mark R. ; Kovács

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

1373

Abstract

The goal of myocardial ultrasonic tissue characterization is to complement two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography by providing information (such as assessment of regional viability based on localized values of backscatter) beyond that derived from an assessment of myocardial dimensions and motion. Quantitative backscatter imaging can be subdivided into three broad areas: (1) direct applications, in which specific pathologies are identified and monitored, (2) indirect applications, in which quantitative techniques designed for use in tissue characterization serve to expand the role of echocardiography, and (3) contributions to the understanding of cardiac structure and function

Keywords

backscatter; echocardiography; muscle; ultrasonic scattering; backscatter imaging; cardiac function; cardiac structure; medical diagnostic imaging; myocardial dimensions; myocardial motion; myocardial tissue characterization; quantitative backscatter imaging; regional viability assessment; specific pathologies; tissue characterization; Acoustic propagation; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Backscatter; Cardiology; Echocardiography; Heart; Laboratories; Myocardium; Pathology; Ultrasonic imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium, 1998. Proceedings., 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Sendai

ISSN

1051-0117

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4095-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.1998.765159

Filename

765159