Abstract
BackgroundAnti-radial ultrasound scanning is one of the main scanning approaches used in ultrasound breast screening. It can be used for cross-sectional imaging of mammary ductal/lobular tissue and provide information about suspicious tissue. It has certain advantages compared to linear scanning, but automatic anti-radial scanning is not yet available. Our goal is to propose an ultrasound scanning system for whole breast anti-radial scanning.MethodsWe previously developed an automatic ultrasound scanning system for whole breast screening involving linear scanning. The present study builds on our previous work by incorporating (1) surface-reconstruction algorithms, (2) a rotatable holder design, and (3) a scan-path-smoothing algorithm to achieve conformal anti-radial scanning.ResultsAn improvement of approximately 40% in the normal-vector estimation is obtained with our new method, and the scan stability is improved by the scan-path-smoothing algorithm. 3D volume data of each scan are available.ConclusionsWe have successfully developed an automatic ultrasound scanning system for anti-radial breast scanning. This type of system, which has not been reported previously in the literature, can be an effective tool for fully automatic ultrasound breast screening.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
