Computer-assisted transrectal ultrasound exams

Brian L. Craine M.D.; Gregory Oldani; John R. Engel; Ronald Whitney; David Wright; Eric R. Craine

doi:10.1117/12.18930

1 July 1990 Computer-assisted transrectal ultrasound exams

Brian L. Craine M.D., Gregory Oldani, John R. Engel, Ronald Whitney, David Wright, Eric R. Craine

Proceedings Volume 1233, Medical Imaging IV: Image Processing; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18930
Event: Medical Imaging '90, 1990, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

We have developed a microcomputer based system with an application specific software package which permits the direct digitization and analysis of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images. The system is highly flexible and enables access to a wide range of image analysis tools through relatively simple software modifications which cannot. be implemented using a standard ultrasound instrument. We have demonstrated the capability of the system by an analysis of a number of morphometric parameters and by a correlation of these measurements with the presence of prostatic cancer. We found that the measurement of the ratio of the anterior-posterior axis to transverse axis (ATR) and the presumed circular area ratio (PCAR) were significant predictors of prostatic cancer. The sensitivity of the PCAR measurement was 93 the specificity was 50 the positive predictive value was 57 and the negative predictive value was 91. This system provides researchers with an efficient economical and flexible method to aid in the analysis of ThUS images in a quantitative manner. 1.

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Brian L. Craine M.D., Gregory Oldani, John R. Engel, Ronald Whitney, David Wright, and Eric R. Craine "Computer-assisted transrectal ultrasound exams", Proc. SPIE 1233, Medical Imaging IV: Image Processing, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18930

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