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ITiB 2016: Information Technologies in Medicine pp 193–205Cite as

Breast Ultrasound Tomography: Preliminary In Vivo Results

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The paper presents the preliminary results of examinations of biological structures and healthy breast tissue in vivo obtained with the developed ultrasound tomography model. This device uses an innovative combination of ultrasound transmission tomography (UTT) and ultrasound reflection tomography (URT) which enable to obtain three-dimensional images in the same way as in the classical computer tomography (CT). The huge advantage of these methods is not exposing the patient to ionizing radiation. Compared to conventional breast ultrasonic echography (US), UTT and URT methods enable to acquire a much larger amount of information whose clinical significance has not been well documented yet. Based on the preliminary results, it is anticipated that the ultrasound tomography may contribute to the creation of a new standard of diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Currently, a Polish manufacturer of ultrasound scanners aims at getting an ultrasonic tomography device for examining women’s breasts to market.

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Acknowledgments

Ultrasound breast imaging in vivo has been performed with the approval of the Bioethics Committee at the University of Warmia and Mazury (Resolution No. 22/2015), within the clinical research titled: “The evaluation of diagnostic value of breast examination using ultrasound transmission tomography and ultrasound reflection tomography”.

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  1. Chair of Acoustics and Multimedia, Faculty of Electronics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland

    Krzysztof J. Opieliński, Piotr Pruchnicki & Tadeusz Gudra

  2. Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Gynecology, Gynecologic Endocrinology and Obstetrics, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

    Marcin Jóźwik

  3. Department of Gynecology, Scanmed St. Rafal Hospital, Krakow, Poland

    Marcin Jóźwik

  4. Faculty of Telecommunications, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Technology and Life Sciences, Bydgoszcz, Poland

    Jarosław Majewski

  5. Dramiński S.A. Ultrasound Scanners, Owocowa 17, Olsztyn, Poland

    Mariusz Bułkowski & Włodzimierz Roguski

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  1. Fac of Biomed Engg, ul. Roosevelta 40, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

    Ewa Piętka

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  3. Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

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    Wojciech Wieclawek

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Opieliński, K.J. et al. (2016). Breast Ultrasound Tomography: Preliminary In Vivo Results. In: Piętka, E., Badura, P., Kawa, J., Wieclawek, W. (eds) Information Technologies in Medicine. ITiB 2016. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 471. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39796-2_16

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