Novel Applications of Ultrasound Imaging
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Acoustics and Vibrations".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 4747
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ultrasound has undergone significant changes since, even in recent years. The original large machine has now evolved into a more powerful system with higher processing power and has been miniaturized into handheld systems. Advances in technology in electronics and better computing power have revolutionized ultrasound practice. Developments have been seen in transducer materials, array designs, and signal processing and have resulted in novel imaging modes like contrast imaging. Microbubble contrast agents have extended the clinical and research applications of ultrasound. Noninvasive techniques like Shear-wave imaging and fat quantification have helped with decreasing invasive procedures. Techniques like fusion imaging and navigation have enabled performing invasive procedures like biopsies and ablations safer even in lesions not easily seen on ultrasound. Ultrasound has recently also moved into therapeutic applications with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and microbubble-assisted delivery of drugs. Artificial imaging is on the cusp of becoming mainstream in ultrasound. This Special Issue invites researchers to submit original research papers and review articles related to novel techniques in ultrasound. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Ultrasound contrast
- Ultrasound elastography and fat quantification
- Ultrasound-guided therapeutics
- Novel transducer and signal processing techniques
- Fusion and Navigation imaging
- Artificial imaging
Prof. Dr. Manjiri Kiran Dighe
Guest Editor
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