Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) to predict successful embryo development in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Materials and Methods: We prospectively studied 28 patients undergoing IVF treatment, using 3D ultrasound Sono automatic volume calculation (AVC) and a 3...

Advanced ultrasound technology has been a valuable tool in the assessment of placental anatomy and physiology. Con­ ventional two­dimensional (2D) sonography reveals placental morphological characteristics, 2D color Doppler can assess blood flow in the placenta, 2D power Doppler can evaluate placental vascular trees, and three­dimensional (3D) ultra­ sound gives more detailed information on the...

In this paper we present a detailed simulation method to estimate the accuracy of Doppler power spectrum and mean blood velocity, using real CW Doppler transducers with twin-crystal arrangement. The method is based on dividing the sample volume into small cells using the statistics of the total power of Doppler spectrum with the same Doppler shift frequency, and from total power, which predicts...

background: to determine which radiotherapy parameters are associated with the tumor response of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc) patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy. materials and methods: thirty one patients with iiia/iiib nsclc underwent chemoradiotherapy with a median dose of 63 gy. on our actual treatments, we made radiotherapy planning to cover the planning...

OBJECTIVES We attempted to determine whether continuous wave Doppler backscatter power could be used to quantify mitral regurgitation. BACKGROUND The power of a Doppler backscatter signal is proportional to the number of scatterers insonated and, hence, to the moving volume of blood. The relative power of the continuous wave Doppler signals from mitral inflow and aortic outflow is therefore p...

Background In patients with abnormal uterine bleeding, transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) is the first-line diagnostic approach to exclude endometrial pathology. If a thickened endometrium suggests endometrial pathology, sonohysterography, office hysteroscopy or dilatation and curettage are the second-line tests preferred, depending on availability and on the suspected pathology, to exclude malignan...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of 3-dimensional (3D) power Doppler assessment of placental volumes and vascularization before adopting these in routine evaluation of normal and complicated pregnancies. METHODS A prospective study was performed on 30 normal singleton pregnancies from 11 to 14 weeks. To evaluate placental vascularization, 3D power Dopple...

introduction intensity-modulated radiotherapy (imrt) is becoming an increasingly routine treatment method. imrt can be delivered by use of conventional multileaf collimators (mlcs) and/or physical compensators. one of the most important factors in selecting an appropriate imrt technique is integral dose. integral dose is equal to the mean energy deposited in the total irradiated volume of the p...

Both photoacoustic imaging and power Doppler ultrasound are capable of producing images of the vasculature of living subjects, however, the contrast mechanisms of the two modalities are very different. We present a quantitative and objective comparison of the two methods using phantom data, highlighting relative merits and shortcomings. An imaging system for combined photoacoustic and high-freq...

BACKGROUND Whether salpingectomy affects ovarian function is controversial. In this study, ovarian function was assessed by antral follicle count, ovarian volume and ovarian stromal blood flow measured by three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler ultrasonography. The objectives of the study were to compare the ovarian function of the operated side with the non-operated side after unilateral salpinge...