Fig. 2.1 This image displays the characteristics of a good quality image by virtue of technical settings of user-controlled variables as well as proper labeling Transducer Selection The first step…
Fig. 5.1 Transabdominal ultrasound of the pelvis (B bladder, V vagina, U uterus, R rectum) However, in the assessment of voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, the transperineal…
Fig. 6.1 Pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Weakness of the pelvic floor and supporting structures can result in POP (diagram on right) such as cystocele (orange arrow) and rectocele (blue arrow)…
Fig. 3.1 The transducer is the most fragile part of the ultrasound unit and should be protected from drop damage during storage and scanning Fig. 3.2 During sterilization of intracavity…
Fig. 26.1 2D CT image and the relevant 3D images. (a) The original CT image of the patient. (b) The surface rendering image of the liver (brown), the tumor (yellow),…
Fig. 28.1 (a) A real-time virtual navigation system. The transmitter is fixed to the operation bed (arrow). (b) A magnetic sensor is applied to the sonographic probe (arrow). (c) A…
Author Therapy No. of tumors Diameter (cm) Volume of ascites (ml) TER (%) LTP (%) Follow-up (months) Complication (%) Nishimura et al. [12] RFA 46 2.0 500–2,000 100 4.5–5.7 12…
Fig. 10.1 The curve of the temperature monitor during microwave ablation (MWA) for a metastatic hepatic tumor abutting the small intestine. The temperature of the marginal tissue of the tumor…
Authors Tumor number Tumor size (cm) Antenna type Frequency (MHz) Complete reaction (%) Local recurrence (%) Complication (%) Median follow-up (months) Liang et al. [18] 12 2.5 Cooled tip 2,450…
Type 0 Pedunculated intracavitary Type 1 <50 % intramural Type 2 ≥50 % intramural Type 3 Contacts endometrium, 100 % intramural Type 4 Intramural Type 5 Subserosal ≥50 % intramural…
