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3D Ultrasound Breast Automated Acquisition System

Luccas, Vivian AS; Azimbagirad, Mehran; Adilton O. Carneiro, Antonio; (2019) 3D Ultrasound Breast Automated Acquisition System. In: Proceedings CBFM 2019. CBFM: Santos, Spain. Green open access

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Abstract

Normally mammary evaluation is performed by mammography scans. This method is efficient in diagnoses early tumors stages, and must be annually repeated by women, usually, by the age of 40. However it has its disadvantages such as dose deposition in patients – recent studies have shown the potential cancer induction by mammography scans – besides the uncomfortable of breast compression. Also the ultrasonography is a common technique applied in clinical routines. Advances in ultrasound have improved image quality and its capability of perception changes in mechanical tissue properties. With ultrasound, it’s possible to generate different images modalities (B-mode, Doppler and elastography). One of its limitations is the free-hand acquisition which difficults reproducibility. In this project, we present a protocol for automatic breast imaging by ultrasound, using a robotic arm, capable of generating volumetric tridimensional mammary images // Normalmente a avaliação mamária é realizada por mamografia. Tal metodologia é eficaz no diagnóstico precoce de células tumorais, e deve ser repetido anualmente por mulheres, geralmente, a partir dos 40 anos de idade. Porém ela também apresenta por desvantagens a deposição de doses no paciente – estudos recentes avaliam o potencial de risco de câncer de mama induzido por mamografia –, além de desconforto na compressão das mesmas. A ultrassonografia também é uma técnica comumente utilizada nos exames de rotina. Os avanços ultrassônicos têm melhorado circunstancialmente a qualidade da imagem e a capacidade de identificar alterações nas estruturas mecânicas dos tecidos. Com o ultrassom, é possível gerar diferentes modalidades de imagens (modo-B, Doppler e elastográfico). Uma de suas limitações é a obtenção à mão livre que dificulta a reprodutibilidade. Nesse projeto, apresentamos um protocolo para imageamento automático ultrassônico mamário, usando um braço robótico, capaz de gerar um volume tridimensional da mama.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: 3D Ultrasound Breast Automated Acquisition System
Event: XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Física Médica (CBFM)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Ultrasound, breast, mammography scan, Arduino, 3D. // Ultrassom, mama, mamografia, Arduino, 3D.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10177544
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