title: 3D ultrasound imaging in image-guided intervention.
abstract: Ultrasound imaging is used extensively in diagnosis and image-guidance for interventions of human diseases. However, conventional 2D ultrasound suffers from limitations since it can only provide 2D images of 3-dimensional structures in the body. Thus, measurement of organ size is variable, and guidance of interventions is limited, as the physician is required to mentally reconstruct the 3-dimensional anatomy using 2D views. Over the past 20 years, a number of 3-dimensional ultrasound imaging approaches have been developed. We have developed an approach that is based on a mechanical mechanism to move any conventional ultrasound transducer while 2D images are collected rapidly and reconstructed into a 3D image. In this presentation, 3D ultrasound imaging approaches will be described for use in image-guided interventions.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fenster
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neshat
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cool
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kakani
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*