ThermoResponse-Thermo-responsive ultrasonographic tissue analysis: towards a new imaging modality
Description
The response of in vivo biological tissues to temperature is mainly known by its application to hyperthermia. However, there are evidences that it can be also used for imaging. We aim to develop a new non-invasive imaging modality based on intensity variations in conventional ultrasound images, where these variations are induced by temperature changes. Preliminary results showed that it is possible to obtain images with improved resolution when compared to the conventional ultrasound images, but more importantly we have evidences that it processes structural sensitivity that could complement images obtained with the gold-standard magnetic resonance imaging. The proponents develop joint research for more than one decade, and require funding to support experimental knowledge exchange, fundamental for the project, and to promote solid instruction of young researchers in the area of the project.Researchers
César Teixeira (coordinator)
Wagner Coelho Pereira
Maria da Graça Cristo dos Santos Lopes Ruano
Andre Alvarenga
Marco António Von Kruger
Aldo Fontes
Wagner Coelho Pereira
Maria da Graça Cristo dos Santos Lopes Ruano
Andre Alvarenga
Marco António Von Kruger
Aldo Fontes
Funded by
Convénio CAPES-FCTPartners
Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroKeywords
Ultrasound Imaging, Tissue characterization, Image processing, Non-invasive temperature estimationStart Date
2014-03-01End Date
2016-03-01Journal Articles
2018
(1 publication)2017
(1 publication)2015
(1 publication)Conference Articles
2018
(1 publication)2016
(2 publications)- Pedrosa, A. and Simões, R.J. and Kruger, M.A.V. and Alvarenga, A. and Pereira, W.C. . and Teixeira, C. , "On the possibility of non-invasive tissue assessment using induced changes in backscattered energy: A k-wave simulation", in ICA 2016, 2016
- Simões, R.J. and Pedrosa, A. and Pereira, W.C. . and Teixeira, C. , "A complete COMSOL and MATLAB finite element medical ultrasound imaging simulation", in International Congress on Acoustics, 2016
2014
(2 publications)- Simões, R.J. and Kruger, M.A.V. and Pereira, W.C. . and Teixeira, C. , "A Coupled 4D Temperature-Changes on Backscatered Energy simulation model", in 6th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (MBEC2014), 2014
- Cruz-Gomez, C. and Martins, P. and Pereira, W.C. . and Teixeira, C. and Wiederhold, P. , "A Symmetry Similarity Measure via the Log-Gabor Transform for B-Mode Ultrasound Images and Magnetic Resonance volumes", in 6th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (MBEC2014), 2014