4. MEDICAL IMAGING: The techniques
and processes used to create image of
the internal as well as external human
body parts for clinical purpose .
5. why medical imaging is required?
Medical imaging provides a pictorial status
of particular organ which is to be treated
It makes a surgical targets more clear and
precise
It provides a pictorial status of fetus
development right from 4th weak to 36th- 38th
week
It make therapeutic targets easy to detect
6. TYPES OF MEDICAL IMAGING WIDELY
USED
X-RAY
MAMOGRAPHY
CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY
ULTRA SOUND
CT SCAN
MRI
SPECT(SINGLE PHOTON EMMISION
TOMOGRAPHY)
PET(POSITRON EMISSION
TOMOGRAPHY)
9. ULTRA SOUND : PHYSICAL
DEFINATION !!!!!!!!!
• Sound waves greater
than 20,000 Hertz or
cycles per
second
Infrasoun <20 Hz (ACOUSTIC) >20 KHZ Ultrasoun
d
10. ULTRA SOUND : MEDICAL
DEFINATION!!!
DIGNOSTIC MEDICAL
ULTRASOUND IS THE USE OF HIGH
FREQUENCY SOUND TO AID IN
DIGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF
PATIENT.
FREQUENCY RANGES USED IN
MEDICAL ULTRASOUND ARE 2-
15 MHZ
11. Piezoelectric
Effect The principle
Definition: of
converting energy by applying
pressure to a crystal
.
The reverse of the piezoelectric
effect converts the energy back to its
original form
12. piezoelectric effect Ultrasound
Transducers
•A transducer converts one type
of energy into another
• Based upon :pulse-echo principle
occurring with ultrasound
the
crystals, ultrasound transducers
piezoelectric
convert:
– Electricity into sound = pulse
– Sound into electricity = echo
13. Transducer contains piezoelectric
elements/crystals which produce the
ultrasound pulses (transmit 1% of the
time)
These elements convert electrical
energy into a mechanical ultrasound
wave
14. PULSE
• Pulse of sounds is send to soft
tissues
•Sound interaction with soft tissues=
bio effect
•Pulsing is determined by transducer
or probe crystal and ins not operated
or control
15. ECHO
ECHO IS PRODUCED BY SOFT TISSUES
TISSUE INTRACTION WITH SOUND =
ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION PROPERTIES
ECHOES ARE RECEIVED BY THE
TRANSDUCER CRYSTAL
ECHOES ARE INTRPRETED AND PROCESSED
BY ULTRA SOUND MACHINE
16. reflective
refraction
Scattered
echoes
Incident
Angle of incidence = angle of reflection
17. Reflected echoes return to the
scan head where the piezoelectric
elements convert the ultrasound
wave back into an electrical signal
The electrical signal is then
processed by the ultrasound
system
28. Electrical signal produces ‘dots’ on the
screen
Brightness of the dots is proportional to
the strength of the returning echoes
Location of the dots is determined by
travel time. The velocity in tissue is assumed
constant at 1540m/sec
Distance = Velocity
Time
30. Interactions of Ultrasound with
Tissue
• Acoustic impedance (AI) is dependent on the
density of the material in which sound is
propagated
- the greater the impedance the denser the
material.
• Reflections comes from the interface of
different AI‟s
• greater of the AI = more signal reflected
Transducer
• works both ways (send and receive directions)
Medium 1 Medium 2 Medium 3
31. Sound is attenuated by tissue
More tissue to penetrate = more
attenuation of signal
Compensate by adjusting gain based on
depth
near field / far field
AKA: TGC
32. Gain controls
receiver gain only
does NOT change power
output
think: stereo volume
Increase gain = brighter
Decrease gain = darker
33. Gain settings are important to
obtaining adequate images.
bad far
bad near field
field
balanced
36. No Reflections = Black dots
Fluid within a cyst, urine, blood
„Hypoechoic‟ or echofree
37. Beam comes out as a slice
Beam Profile
Approx. 1 mm thick
Depth displayed – user controlled
Image produced is “ 2D ”
tomographic slice
assumes no thickness
You control the aim
1mm
38. The ultimate goal of any ultrasound
system is to make like tissues look the
same and unlike tissues look different
39. Resolving capability of the system
axial/lateral resolution
spatial resolution
contrast resolution
temporal resolution
Processing Power
ability to capture, preserve and display the
information
40. Ultrasound Applications
Visualisation Tool:
Nerves, soft tissue masses
Vessels - assessment of position, size,
patency
Ultrasound Guided Procedures in real
time – dynamic imaging; central venous
access, nerve blocks
41. Imaging
Know your anatomy – Skin, muscle,
tendons, nerves and vessels
Recognise normal appearances –
compare sides!
42. Skin, subcutaneous
tissue Epidermis
Loose connective tissue and subcutaneous
fat is hypoechoic
Muscle interface
Muscle fibres interface
Bone
43.
44.
45. Summary
• Resolution determines image clarity
• Electronic Arrays may be sector or linear
• Frequency & wavelength are inversely proportional
• Attenuation & frequency are inversely related
• Display mode chosen determines how image is
registered
• Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound is safe!
46. conclusion
•Imaging tool – Must have the knowledge to
understand how the image is formed
•Dynamic technique
•Acquisition and interpretation dependant
upon the skills of the operator.