[Automated quality control of ultrasonic B-mode scanners by applying an TMM 3D cyst phantom].
Our goal was to apply an advanced and automated process to determine image quality of ultrasonic B-Mode scanner, quantitatively and precisely, with the help of a 3D artificial cylinder cyst phantom. (Artificial cysts are comparable to blood vessels). The detectability of cysts and lesions in defined sizes is an essential indicator of the imaging quality. A periodical test of the ultrasonic scanner in use is mandatory, because slowly-evolving defects of ultrasound probes can cause a continuous deterioration of imaging quality and lead to incorrect diagnosis which is falsely blamed on the apparatus.
Satrapa
J
J
Tissue Characterisation Consulting (TCC), Timelkam, Osterreich.
Schultz
H-J
HJ
Doblhoff
G
G
D001331:Automation; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*