Ultrasound Tomography

Ultrasound tomography (USCT) is a promising imaging modality, mainly aiming at early diagnosis of breast cancer. It provides three-dimensional, reproducible images of higher quality than conventional ultrasound methods and additionally offers quantitative information on tissue properties. This chapt...

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Published inAdvances in experimental medicine and biology Vol. 1403; p. 171
Main Authors Ruiter, Nicole V, Zapf, Michael, Hopp, Torsten, Gemmeke, Hartmut
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2023
Subjects
Algorithms
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods
Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
Phantoms, Imaging
Tomography - methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Ultrasound tomography
Reconstruction methods
System design
State of the art
Clinical applications
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ISSN0065-2598
DOI10.1007/978-3-031-21987-0_9

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Summary:Ultrasound tomography (USCT) is a promising imaging modality, mainly aiming at early diagnosis of breast cancer. It provides three-dimensional, reproducible images of higher quality than conventional ultrasound methods and additionally offers quantitative information on tissue properties. This chapter provides an introduction to the background and history of USCT, followed by an overview of image reconstruction algorithms and system design. It concludes with a discussion of current and future applications as well as limitations and their potential solutions.
ISSN:0065-2598
DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-21987-0_9