Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound fusion technique in gynecology

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Ultrasound technology assisted colloidal nanocrystal synthesis and biomedical applications

“…US is a safe, non-invasive, real-time, and cost-effective clinical imaging modality that can be applied to image tissues deep within the body. It is one of the most widely used imaging modalities for the detection and diagnosis of disease, with applications including fetal [70] , [71] , genito-urinal [72] , [73] , cardiovascular [74] , [75] , [76] , orthopaedic [77] , [78] , breast [79] , [80] , [81] , and abdominal imaging [82] . US is also applied as a screening tool for early cancer detection due to its ability to differentiate cysts from solid masses based on target size, shape, and relative echogenicity [83] , [84] .…”

Advances in Imaging for Assessing Pelvic Endometriosis

“…Among the recent advances in imaging, the MRI/TVUS fusion technique is a new non-invasive diagnostic tool that could be useful in clinical practice because it may allow for improving the TVUS detection of some abnormalities using MRI and vice versa [ 86 ]. There is no consensus on the optimal requirements because of the limited number of published works about this technique [ 86 ]. In obstetrics and gynecology, preliminary studies suggested the potential value of fusion imaging techniques in diseases, such as DE, as well as scars from cesarean sections and gynecological cancers [ 86 ].…”

“…There is no consensus on the optimal requirements because of the limited number of published works about this technique [ 86 ]. In obstetrics and gynecology, preliminary studies suggested the potential value of fusion imaging techniques in diseases, such as DE, as well as scars from cesarean sections and gynecological cancers [ 86 ]. Fusion imaging allows for the superimposition of the MRI and US images, providing real-time imaging capabilities and high tissue contrast [ 87 ].…”

“…However, for the USL, rectovaginal septum and vaginal DE, a new meta-analysis reported that MRI shows better sensitivity than transvaginal ultrasound [85]. Among the recent advances in imaging, the MRI/TVUS fusion technique is a new non-invasive diagnostic tool that could be useful in clinical practice because it may allow for improving the TVUS detection of some abnormalities using MRI and vice versa [86]. There is no consensus on the optimal requirements because of the limited number of published works about this technique [86].…”

Offline ultrasound–ultrasound fusion imaging for assessment of normal fetal brain development: the way forward?

“…There has been a growing interest in offline fusion imaging, which refers to a-posteriori merging of two different imaging modalities [4][5][6][7][8][9] . We aimed to merge two 3D ultrasound volumes to create a single complete dataset of the entire brain in three orthogonal planes with consistent quality and spatial resolution throughout, allowing exploration of the central nervous system anatomy.…”