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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Simplified wide-range ultrasonic measurements using the sensor three-dimensional system
Seiichi Morokuma1, Kana Maehara2, Hikohiro Okawa2, Kiyoko Kato2, Yoshitaka Mine3, Shouichi Nakauchi3
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
3 Department of Ultrasound Systems Development, Division of Ultrasound Systems, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Seiichi Morokuma
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka 812-8582
Japan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JMU.JMU_17_18
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We developed a simplified three-dimensional ultrasonic device that can scan a wide area and performed measurements in the scanned area. The system is more compact than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and can measure random cross sections by acquiring volume data over a wide range through freehand scanning with a magnetic sensor unit that detects the transducer position. The system was applied successfully to a case with a huge myoma. Our system, in ways similar to computed tomography or MRI systems, can support both the objective understanding of the pathology of huge tumors and follow-up determinations of tumor diameters at arbitrary cross sections in the volume data. |
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