TY - JOUR
T1 - Improved imaging of the carotid artery in the short-axis plane by a mechanical scanning ultrasonic probe
AU - Kudo, Kazuki
AU - Hasegawa, Hideyuki
AU - Kanai, Hiroshi
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - To image the intima-media complex of the carotid artery in a wider region, a method for measuring cross-sectional images in the arterial short-axis plane is presented. Using the proposed mechanical scanning system for an ultrasonic probe, cross-sectional images of a silicon rubber tube and a human carotid artery are measured in basic experiments and in in vivo experiments, respectively. These experiments show that this method successfully images the short-axis cross sections. Using the method proposed in this article, B-mode images in the short-axis plane can be accurately measured in a wider region than is possible with conventional methods.
AB - To image the intima-media complex of the carotid artery in a wider region, a method for measuring cross-sectional images in the arterial short-axis plane is presented. Using the proposed mechanical scanning system for an ultrasonic probe, cross-sectional images of a silicon rubber tube and a human carotid artery are measured in basic experiments and in in vivo experiments, respectively. These experiments show that this method successfully images the short-axis cross sections. Using the method proposed in this article, B-mode images in the short-axis plane can be accurately measured in a wider region than is possible with conventional methods.
KW - B-mode image of artery
KW - Intima-media thickness
KW - Short-axis plane
KW - Ultrasound
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33947280397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10396-006-0125-8
DO - 10.1007/s10396-006-0125-8
M3 - 学術論文
C2 - 27278176
AN - SCOPUS:33947280397
SN - 1346-4523
VL - 34
SP - 23
EP - 27
JO - Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
JF - Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
IS - 1
ER -