QUANTITATIVE TRANSMISSION ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF DENSE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES

摘要

Methods and systems for imaging dense anatomical structures are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method for imaging a bone or a joint of a subject can include delivering a transmission ultrasound wave field from a transmission transducer array to a body part of a subject, receiving transmission data from the transmission ultrasound wave field at a transmission receiver array, delivering a reflection ultrasound wave field from a reflection transducer array to the body part of the subject, receiving reflection data from the reflection ultrasound wave field at a reflection receiver array, and generating an image of a bone or joint from at least one of the transmission data or the reflection data.

主权项

1. A method for imaging a bone or a joint of a subject, comprising:
delivering a transmission ultrasound wave field from a transmission transducer array to a body part of a subject; receiving transmission data from the transmission ultrasound wave field at a transmission receiver array; delivering a reflection ultrasound wave field from a reflection transducer array to the body part of the subject; receiving reflection data from the reflection ultrasound wave field at a reflection receiver array; and generating an image of a bone or joint from at least one of the transmission data or the reflection data.