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Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations
Conventional ultrasound (US) is the first-line imaging method for abdominal pathologies, but its diagnostic accuracy is operator-dependent, and data storage is usually limited to two-dimensional images. A novel tomographic US system (Curefab CS, Munich, Germany) processes imaging data combined with...
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6594674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31242250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218754 |
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author | Blank, Valentin Wiegand, Johannes Keim, Volker Karlas, Thomas |
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description | Conventional ultrasound (US) is the first-line imaging method for abdominal pathologies, but its diagnostic accuracy is operator-dependent, and data storage is usually limited to two-dimensional images. A novel tomographic US system (Curefab CS, Munich, Germany) processes imaging data combined with three-dimensional spatial information using a magnetic field tracking. This enables standardized image presentation in axial planes and a review of the entire examination. The applicability and diagnostic performance of this tomographic US approach was analyzed in an abdominal setting using conventional US as reference. Tomographic US data were successfully compiled in all subjects of a training cohort (20 healthy volunteers) and in 50 patients with abdominal lesions. Image quality (35% and 79% for training and patient cohort respectively) and completeness of organ visualization (45% and 44%) were frequently impaired in tomographic US compared to conventional US. Conventional and tomographic US showed good agreement for measurement of organ sizes in the training cohort (right liver lobe and both kidneys with a median deviation of 5%). In the patient cohort, tomographic US identified 57 of 74 hepatic or renal lesions detected by conventional ultrasound (sensitivity 77%). In conclusion, this study illustrates the diagnostic potential of abdominal tomographic US, but current significant limitations of the tomographic ultrasound device demand further technical improvements before this and comparable approaches can be implemented in clinical practice. |
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spelling | pubmed-65946742019-07-05 Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations Blank, Valentin Wiegand, Johannes Keim, Volker Karlas, Thomas PLoS One Research Article Conventional ultrasound (US) is the first-line imaging method for abdominal pathologies, but its diagnostic accuracy is operator-dependent, and data storage is usually limited to two-dimensional images. A novel tomographic US system (Curefab CS, Munich, Germany) processes imaging data combined with three-dimensional spatial information using a magnetic field tracking. This enables standardized image presentation in axial planes and a review of the entire examination. The applicability and diagnostic performance of this tomographic US approach was analyzed in an abdominal setting using conventional US as reference. Tomographic US data were successfully compiled in all subjects of a training cohort (20 healthy volunteers) and in 50 patients with abdominal lesions. Image quality (35% and 79% for training and patient cohort respectively) and completeness of organ visualization (45% and 44%) were frequently impaired in tomographic US compared to conventional US. Conventional and tomographic US showed good agreement for measurement of organ sizes in the training cohort (right liver lobe and both kidneys with a median deviation of 5%). In the patient cohort, tomographic US identified 57 of 74 hepatic or renal lesions detected by conventional ultrasound (sensitivity 77%). In conclusion, this study illustrates the diagnostic potential of abdominal tomographic US, but current significant limitations of the tomographic ultrasound device demand further technical improvements before this and comparable approaches can be implemented in clinical practice. Public Library of Science 2019-06-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6594674/ /pubmed/31242250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218754 Text en © 2019 Blank et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Blank, Valentin Wiegand, Johannes Keim, Volker Karlas, Thomas Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations |
title | Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations |
title_full | Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations |
title_short | Evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations |
title_sort | evaluation of a novel tomographic ultrasound device for abdominal examinations |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6594674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31242250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218754 |
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