Automated 3D whole-breast ultrasound imaging: results of a clinical pilot study

Anaïs Leproux (1) , Michiel van Beek (1) , Ute de Vries (2) , Martin N. J. M. Wasser (3) , Leon Bakker (1) , Olivier Cuisenaire (4) , Martin van Der Mark (1) , Rob Entrekin (5)

1 Philips Research [Nederlands]
2 LUMC - Leiden University Medical Center
3 Department of Radiology
4 Medisys - MedisysResearch Lab
5 Philips Research, Ultrasound R&D, Investigations, USA

We present the first clinical results of a novel fully automated 3D breast ultrasound system. This system was designed to match a Philips diffuse optical mammography system to enable straightforward coregistration of optical and ultrasound images. During a measurement, three 3D transducers scan the breast at 4 different views. The resulting 12 datasets are registered together into a single volume using spatial compounding. In a pilot study, benign and malignant masses could be identified in the 3D images, however lesion visibility is less compared to conventional breast ultrasound. Clear breast shape visualization suggests that ultrasound could support the reconstruction and interpretation of diffuse optical tomography images. ©2010 COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Domaines: Imagerie médicale; Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]; Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]

Anaïs Leproux, Michiel van Beek, Ute de Vries, Martin N. J. M. Wasser, Leon Bakker, et al.. Automated 3D whole-breast ultrasound imaging: results of a clinical pilot study. SPIE Medical Imaging 2010: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy, Feb 2010, San Diego, CA, United States. pp.762902, ⟨10.1117/12.840391⟩. ⟨hal-00509456⟩