A Study on the Temperature Correlation of B-mode Ultrasonic Image Gray for Noninvasive Temperature Monitoring in Hyperthermia

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2006-01-11
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ThispaperdealswiththetemperaturecorrelationofgrayscaleofBmodeultrasoundimagefromheatedtissue.Inthisstudy,manyin-vitrofreshpigliversareheatedinatemperaturerangefrom28℃to45℃,fromwhichaseriesofB-modeultrasonicimagesofliverswereobtained.Thegray-valueisevaluatedfromtheultrasoundimagesrespectively.Acorrelationofthemeangrayvalueoftheselectedregions(12×12pixels)inB-modeultrasonicimagesofliveranditstemperaturewaspointedout.Andtheexperimentresultsagreedtheevaluationwell.Anditispossibletomonitorthetissuetemperaturechanginginhyperthermiausingthiscorrelation.