in light of provided progresses in ultrasound measurements of lateral abdominal muscles, an important role for these muscles, particularly transverse abdominis (tra) muscle in stability of the spine has been suggested. some authors have found significant correlations between body mass index (bmi) and thickness of these muscles. the aim of this study was to examine possible association between d...

purpose : to compare laser interferometry (li) and ultrasound a-scan in measurement of axial length ( al ) in eyes with asteroid hyalosis methods : twenty three patients with unilateral moderate to severe asteroid hyalosis determined by b-scan ultrasonography images participated in the study. the al measurements were obtained by li and ultrasound a-scan in both asteroid hyalosis and noninvolved...

Transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound evaluation of the uterine cervix were compared in a study of 186 pregnant women. An empty bladder made transabdominal ultrasound measurement of the cervix more difficult, while bladder filling resulted in significant lengthening of the transabdominal cervical measurement. In contrast, transvaginal ultrasound cervical measurement was possible in all but...

Background This study performed to assess the efficacy of ultrasound in screening upper and lower extremities fractures in comparison with standard X-ray in pediatric trauma patients. Materials and Methods This was a prospective diagnostic study conducted at the emergency department of Imam Khomeini Complex Hospital, Tehran, Iran. All patients with the age under 18-year-old admitted with limb t...

Ultrasound Measurement of Atherosclerosis To the Editor: The recent review of intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements by Bots et al,1 while presenting cogent arguments for use of maximum versus mean carotid IMT for studies of interventions, failed to discuss important limitations of IMT. They claim as an important advantage of IMT, as opposed to morbidity and mortality as end-points, the cons...

Background Ultrasonography is a non-invasive and accurate diagnostic method to evaluate urinary system and its anomalies in the neonates. Kidney sonographic measurement can be used as an alternative method to estimate gestational age. The aim of this study was to measure kidney size in preterm neonates and to provide a guide reference for gestational age. <...

Abstract Today, computer aided assessment of ultrasound video sequences is considered the gold standard. Ultrasound analysis forms an integral part of the medical research studies performed at the DLR. Currently, two studies are being performed that obtain ultrasound measurements of vascular structures. In this project, a software is developed that supports these and future studies in providing...