EP22.24: New blood flow imaging technique of Superb Micro-vascular Imaging (SMI) in obstetrics

Superb Micro-Vascular Imaging (SMI) in the analysis of fetoplacental microvascular blood flow

F Introduction Ultrasound monitoring of pregnancy is based on standardised 2D examination of the fetus and associated structures in each trimester of pregnancy. A second-look ultrasound examination is undertaken for diagnostic or prognostic purposes in various circumstances: localisation of a suspected morphological or biometric abnormality found on the screening ultrasound and/or identificatio...

Superb Micro - vascular Imaging ( SMI ) : Clinical Advantages of a Novel US Flow Technique in Pe - diatric Diagnostic Imaging

During blood flow evaluation in young children, assessment of subtle blood flow is limited by motion artefacts when using conventional US blood flow methods (color Doppler imaging, power Doppler imaging, and advanced dynamic flow), in particular for evaluation of respiratory fluctuating organs or in restless non-sedated children. In the conventional methods, a wall filter is usually employed to...

The Diagnostic Value of Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) in Detecting Blood Flow Signals of Breast Lesions

The correlation between color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) for detecting blood flow in breast lesions was investigated, as was the diagnostic value of SMI in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions.These lesions were evaluated using both CDFI and SMI according to Adler's method. Pathologic examination showed 57 malignant lesions and 66 benign l...

Detection of carotid plaque neovascularization with Superb Micro-Vascular Imaging

An Innovative Ultrasound Technique for Evaluation of Tumor Vascularity in Breast Cancers: Superb Micro-Vascular Imaging

Tumor vascularity is an important indicator for differential diagnosis, tumor growth, and prognosis. Superb micro-vascular imaging (SMI) is an innovative ultrasound technique for vascular examination that uses a multidimensional filter to eliminate clutter and preserve extremely low-velocity flows. Theoretically, SMI could depict more vessels and more detailed vascular morphology, due to the in...