A reliability and validity study for Scolioscan: a radiation-free scoliosis assessment system using 3D ultrasound imaging

YP Zheng, TTY Lee, KKL Lai, BHK Yip… - Scoliosis and spinal …, 2016 - Springer
Background Radiographic evaluation for patients with scoliosis using Cobb method is the
current gold standard, but radiography has radiation hazards. Several groups have recently …

Validation of scolioscan air-portable radiation-free three-dimensional ultrasound imaging assessment system for scoliosis

KKL Lai, TTY Lee, MKS Lee, JCH Hui, YP Zheng - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
To diagnose scoliosis, the standing radiograph with Cobb's method is the gold standard for
clinical practice. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging, which is radiation …

[HTML][HTML] Light-convolution Dense selection U-net (LDS U-net) for ultrasound lateral bony feature segmentation

S Banerjee, J Lyu, Z Huang, HFF Leung, TTY Lee… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Scoliosis is a widespread medical condition where the spine becomes severely deformed
and bends over time. It mostly affects young adults and may have a permanent impact on …

Speckle suppression and contrast enhancement in reconstruction of freehand 3D ultrasound images using an adaptive distance-weighted method

Q Huang, M Lu, Y Zheng, Z Chi - Applied Acoustics, 2009 - Elsevier
In three-dimensional (3D) freehand ultrasound (US), reconstructing a set of B-scans into a
regular voxel array is the key procedure for consequent visualization and analysis. This …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring of Curve Progression in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using 3-D Ultrasound

KKL Lai, TTY Lee, HHT Lau, WCW Chu… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of the work described here was to determine whether 3-D ultrasound can
provide results comparable to those of conventional X-ray examination in assessing curve …

Proof-of-concept study of a 3-d ultrasound scanner used for ankle joint assessment

E Rascevska, DR Tessier, AS Doria… - Ultrasound in Medicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Joint arthropathies often require continuous monitoring of the joint condition, typically
performed using magnetic resonance (MR) or ultrasound (US) imaging. US imaging is often …

A semi-automated 3-D annotation method for breast ultrasound imaging: System development and feasibility study on phantoms

W Jiang, A Li, YP Zheng - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Spatial annotation is an essential step in breast ultrasound imaging, because the follow-up
diagnosis and treatment are based on this annotation. However, the current method for …

Three-dimensional elastography for cervical lymph node volume measurements: A study to investigate feasibility, accuracy and reliability

M Ying, YP Zheng, BCW Kot, JCW Cheung… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study investigated the feasibility of using three-dimensional (3-D) elastography in
measuring cervical lymph node volume and compared the accuracy and reliability of 3-D …

[图书][B] Automatic Assessment of Scoliosis Using 3D Ultrasound Imaging and Convolutional Neural Network

S Banerjee - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Scoliosis is a 3D deformation of the spine categorized by a spine curvature angle larger than
10 in the coronal plane. During the adolescent period, as the skeletal structure of a child …

A novel two-axis micromechanical scanning transducer using water-immersible electromagnetic actuators for handheld 3D ultrasound imaging

CH Huang, J Zou - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reports the development of a new two-axis micromechanical scanning transducer
for handheld 3D ultrasound imaging. It consists of a miniaturized single-element ultrasound …