From dolphins in the sea to stars in the sky: the inspired birth of ultrasound tomography

Nebojsa Duric

doi:10.1117/12.3008565

3 April 2024 From dolphins in the sea to stars in the sky: the inspired birth of ultrasound tomography

Nebojsa Duric

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Proceedings Volume 12932, Medical Imaging 2024: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography; 1293202 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008565
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2024, San Diego, California, United States

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Ultrasound tomography (UST) is an emerging medical imaging modality that has found its way into clinical practice after its recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for breast cancer screening and diagnostics. As an active area of research, UST also shows promise for applications in brain, prostate, limb and even whole-body imaging. The historical development of ultrasound tomography is rooted in the idea of “seeing with sound” and the concept borrows heavily from diverse disciplines, including oceanography, geophysics and astrophysics. A brief history of the field is provided, followed by a review of current reconstruction methods and imaging examples. Unlike other imaging modalities, ultrasound tomography in medicine is computationally bounded. Its future advancement is discussed from the perspective of ever-increasing computational power and Moore's Law.

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Nebojsa Duric "From dolphins in the sea to stars in the sky: the inspired birth of ultrasound tomography", Proc. SPIE 12932, Medical Imaging 2024: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography, 1293202 (3 April 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008565

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