New & Emerging Imaging Technologies in US (Lesson 16) Flashcards
What is ABUS?
Automated breast ultrasound
What is ABUS ineffective for and effective against?
Big breasts = bad
Dense breasts = good
What are the advantages of ABUS?
- Screens dense breasts where traditional mammography does not do well
- fast
- calibrated images (measuring)
- no radiation exposure
What are the disadvantages to ABUS?
- cannot replace screening mammo
- operator dependent
- time and cost
- still requires an US unit
What is the advantages of POCUS?
- quick
- cheaper
- allows for bedside diagnosis
- needle guidance for IVs
- FAST ultrasound
What is the disadvantage of POCUS?
- images not stored on PACs
- gap in medical record
- not a full bedside exam
- pt often requires full US anyways
AI additions can help find lesions in what two types of cases?
Lung and breast
What is SonoCNS by GE Healthcare?
A 3D volume capture of the head and automatic plane detection, can perform standard measurements automatically
What can SonoCNS automatically measure?
Bladder volume, thyroid measurements and nodule measurements
What is B-Flow imaging?
A type of ultrasound that visualizes blood flow by selectively enhancing the signal from moving blood cells while simultaneously suppressing tissue signal
What type of flow is B Flow good for detectiung?
Trickle flow
