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Novel Developments in High-frequency Micro-Ultrasound Imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

Tom Little*
Affiliation:
VisualSonks Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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With the mapping of the mouse genome, the growing sophistication in transgenic sciences creating complex mouse models of disease, and the demand to study disease in vivo, there has been a corresponding increase in the demand for and development of preclinical imaging modalities. Clinical ultrasound operating in the 2-12 MHz range is a well established clinical imaging modality, accounting for more than one-third of all imaging procedures performed in North America. The simplicity, ease of use, speed, and safety of ultrasound have led to its significant role in diagnosis, treatment assessment, follow-up, and guidance of therapy in clinical applications. Ultrasound imaging is used routinely in its B-Mode imaging mode to report on soft tissue structures. It's also used in its Doppler modes for the measurement of blood velocity in fast-flowing targets such as the cardiovascular system, in slow-flowing applications such as quantifying blood flow and in vascular architectures within tumors.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2006

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