A Methodology for Anatomic Ultrasound Image Diagnostic Quality Assessment

Hemmsen, Martin Christian; Lange, Theis; Brandt, Andreas Hjelm; Nielsen, Michael Bachmann; Jensen, Jørgen Arendt

doi:10.1109/tuffc.2016.2639071

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“…To this end it is essential to ensure that reviewers of ultrasound images or system assessors are independent. In many studies it will be essential to have some objective judgements of the diagnostic accuracy of telesonography: a protocol for the objective evaluation of this is recommended by Hemmson et al [ 84 ]. Investigative operating environments should replicate the environments used in practice.…”

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Telesonography in emergency medicine: A systematic review

2018

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Ultrasound is an efficacious, versatile and affordable imaging technique in emergencies, but has limited utility without expert interpretation. Telesonography, in which experts may remotely support the use of ultrasound through a telecommunications link, may broaden access to ultrasound and improve patient outcomes, particularly in remote settings. This review assesses the literature regarding telesonography in emergency medicine, focussing on evidence of feasibility, diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility. A systematic search was performed for articles published from 1946 to February 2017 using the Cochrane, Medline, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases. Further searches utilising Scopus, Google Scholar, and citation lists were conducted. 4388 titles were identified and screened against inclusion criteria which resulted in the inclusion of 28 papers. These included feasibility, diagnostic accuracy and clinical pilot studies. Study design, methodology and quality were heterogeneous. There was good evidence of feasibility from multiple studies. Where sufficient bandwidth and high quality components were used, diagnostic accuracy was slightly reduced by image transmission. There was evidence of clinical utility in remote hospitals and low-resource settings, although reliability was infrequently reported. Further exploratory research is required to determine minimum requirements for image quality, bandwidth, frame rate and to assess diagnostic accuracy. Clinical trials in remote settings are justifiable. Telecommunication options will depend on local requirements; no one system conveys universal advantages. The methodological quality of research in this field must improve: studies should be designed to minimise bias, and must include details of their methods to allow replication. Analysis of cost effectiveness and sustainability should be provided.

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Telesonography in emergency medicine: A systematic review

2018

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“…With the development of society, in recent years, the incidence of breast diseases in my country has been increasing, among which malignant breast tumors are more serious [ 1 , 2 ]. This disease has a major impact on women's health and gradually develops towards younger age [ 3 , 4 ]. This study will use the comparative method to compare clinical case diagnosis and ultrasound imaging [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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The Application of Ultrasound Image in Cancer Diagnosis

Wang

Yang

2021

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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In order to solve the problem of low accuracy, high cost, and difficult detection of traditional algorithms, a new algorithm based on ultrasound imaging is proposed in this paper. The algorithm is based on fuzzy clustering to diagnose the disease and effectively improve the accuracy of the algorithm. By testing the actual scene, it effectively proves the effectiveness and accuracy of the algorithm, which can find and treat diseases in time and can be widely used and popularized in clinical research in China.

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“…Such raw data storage capacity makes it possible for researchers to conduct in vivo studies with OPs by acquiring multibeat in vivo data [110] and storing these data sets for offline processing. No restrictions are then enforced on the complexity of the processing, and the image videos can later be evaluated by medical doctors for multiple patients in double blinded trials as described in [111] .…”

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Ultrasound Open Platforms for Next-Generation Imaging Technique Development

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IEEE Trans. Ultrason., Ferroelect., Freq. Contr.

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Open platform (OP) ultrasound systems are aimed primarily at the research community. They have been at the forefront of the development of synthetic aperture, plane wave, shear wave elastography, and vector flow imaging. Such platforms are driven by a need for broad flexibility of parameters that are normally preset or fixed within clinical scanners. OP ultrasound scanners are defined to have three key features including customization of the transmit waveform, access to the prebeamformed receive data, and the ability to implement real-time imaging. In this paper, a formative discussion is given on the development of OPs from both the research community and the commercial sector. Both software- and hardware-based architectures are considered, and their specifications are compared in terms of resources and programmability. Software-based platforms capable of real-time beamforming generally make use of scalable graphics processing unit architectures, whereas a common feature of hardware-based platforms is the use of field-programmable gate array and digital signal processor devices to provide additional on-board processing capacity. OPs with extended number of channels (>256) are also discussed in relation to their role in supporting 3-D imaging technique development. With the increasing maturity of OP ultrasound scanners, the pace of advancement in ultrasound imaging algorithms is poised to be accelerated.

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A Methodology for Anatomic Ultrasound Image Diagnostic Quality Assessment

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

Telesonography in emergency medicine: A systematic review

Telesonography in emergency medicine: A systematic review

The Application of Ultrasound Image in Cancer Diagnosis

Ultrasound Open Platforms for Next-Generation Imaging Technique Development

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