Assistive and Autonomous Breast Ultrasound Screening:Improving PPV and Reducing RSI

Abstract

This report describes the third year of research activities on technologies that support sonographer-supervised robotic systems for breast ultrasound imaging with qualitative elastography, quantitative elastography, and shear-wave elastography. Major objectivesachieved in this period include development and evaluation of algorithms for robotically assisted strain elastography that consider uncertainty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1100847

Entities

People

  • Stephen McAleavey
  • Thomas P Howard

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Biomedical Research
  • Boundaries
  • Correlation Techniques
  • Cross Correlation
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Elastic Properties
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Estimators
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Inclusions
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Scanning
  • Secondary Waves
  • Shear Modulus
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Ultrasounds
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Autonomy