title: Three-dimensional transrectal ultrasound: preliminary patient evaluation.
abstract: Transrectal ultrasound is uniquely useful in diagnosing and localizing the extent of lower colon and rectal disease. This paper reports the preliminary evaluation of three-dimensional intraluminal ultrasound imaging of normal and diseased rectal segments. The three-dimensional reconstructions were produced using a computerized PC based image analysis system which aligns ultrasound images to produce the three-dimensional images. A unique perspective for displaying both normal and pathologic anatomy is achieved using this new technology and the method has promising diagnostic and therapeutic potentials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stamos
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cavaye
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Kopchok
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Laas
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography