The objective of this article is to provide scientists, engineers and clinicians with an up-to-date overview on the current state of development in the area of three-dimensional ultrasound (3-DUS) and to serve as a reference for individuals who wish to learn more about 3-DUS imaging. The sections will review the state of the art with respect to 3-DUS imaging, methods of data acquisition, analys...

AIMS The availability of three-dimensional (3D) echography with its multiplanar review analysis software on board now allows detailed examination in assessing morphological details. We evaluated the feasibility of 3D echography in assessing intraoperative morphological details of aortic coarctation (CoA) and its repair. METHODS AND RESULTS Nine consecutive children scheduled for surgery of Co...

Ultrasonic imaging was used to determine the spawning population structure and develop a fecundity estimation model for a red hind Epinephelus guttatus spawning aggregation within the Red Hind Bank Marine Conservation District, St Thomas, U.S.V.I. The spawning population showed considerable within-month and between-month variation in population sizeand sex-structure. In the spawning season stud...

PURPOSE To introduce a commercially available three-dimensional ultrasonography unit into everyday clinical practice and to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative information of the acquired images and to clarify the indications for 3-D echography. MATERIALS AND METHODS 3-D scanning was performed on 59 referred patients with indications for conventional B/A-scan. On 7 patients with an intr...

Two-dimensional viewing of three-dimensional anatomy by conventional ultrasound limits our ability to quantify and visualize a number of diseases and is partly responsible for the reported variability in diagnosis. Over the past two decades, many investigators have addressed this limitation by developing three-dimensional imaging techniques, including three-dimensional ultrasound imaging. In th...