评估了五种不同的手持式超声波设备的图像质量,并分析了各种影响因素
Antje Naas1,2, Julian Kober1, Tönnis Trittler1
1Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health, TU Dresden Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.
概括
高端超声波系统与手持设备相比,提供更优质的图像质量. 虽然手持超声波图像质量各不相同,但Clarius,Vscan Air和Philips Lumify显示出有希望的结果,表明了简化评估协议的潜力.
科学领域:
- 医疗成像医学成像
- 诊断性的超声波检查
背景情况:
- 手持式超声波 (HHUS) 设备越来越多地被采用,因为它们的便携性和成本效益.
- 缺乏标准化的协议阻碍了对HHUS图像质量的客观评估.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较五个HHUS设备的B模式图像质量与高端参考系统 (HEUS).
- 为了确定标准化HHUS评估框架的差异和潜在的共变量.
主要方法:
- 这是一项盲目的多中心研究,涉及10名志愿者和5个HUS模型 (Vscan Air,Butterfly iQ+,Philips Lumify,Clarius C3,C3 HD3) 以及一个HEUS.
- 22名经验丰富的医生评估了肝脏,胰腺和西格结肠的视频剪辑,以评估图像质量.
主要成果:
- 该HEUS始终取得最高的图像质量评级.
- 在HHUS设备中观察到图像质量的显著差异,Clarius系统与HEUS的偏差最小.
- 患者的BMI没有显著影响图像质量;设备的熟悉性和个人偏好比检查员的经验更有影响.
结论:
- HEUS 图像质量仍然优于所有测试的 HHUS 设备.
- 详细的图像质量参数分析没有给出除了整体印象之外的额外见解.
- 该研究表明,由于缺乏显著的共变量,简化评估协议可能是可行的.
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