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- Title
Hybrid ultrasound imaging techniques (fusion imaging).
- Authors
Sandulescu, Daniela Larisa; Dumitrescu, Daniela; Rogoveanu, Ion; Saftoiu, Adrian
- Abstract
Visualization of tumor angiogenesis can facilitate noninvasive evaluation of tumor vascular characteristics to supplement the conventional diagnostic imaging goals of depicting tumor location, size, and morphology. Hybrid imaging techniques combine anatomic [ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)] and molecular (single photon emission CT and positron emission tomography) imaging modalities. One example is real-time virtual sonography, which combines ultrasound (grayscale, colour Doppler, or dynamic contrast harmonic imaging) with contrast-enhanced CT/MRI. The benefits of fusion imaging include an increased diagnostic confidence, direct comparison of the lesions using different imaging modalities, more precise monitoring of interventional procedures, and reduced radiation exposure.
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC imaging; NEOVASCULARIZATION inhibitors; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; TUMOR blood vessels; COMPUTED tomography; SINGLE photon emission computerized tomography centers
- Publication
Annals of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2011, Vol 9, Issue 95, p49
- ISSN
2043-023X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.49