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Real‐time color B‐scan ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Bronson Nathaniel R.,
Pickering Norman C.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870030308
Subject(s) - medicine , cathode ray tube , computer vision , artificial intelligence , nuclear medicine , optics , computer science , physics
The development and early clinical results of a real‐time color B‐scan ultrasonoscope are described. This instrument uses color to display detailed echo amplitude information more quantitatively than is possible with gray scale. With real time, dynamic changes are seen during the examination. Conversion of the amplitude information into binary coded decimal code permits separation into ten color steps and also eliminates “blooming” of the cathode ray tube, as seen in black and white. Integrated circuitry is used, providing a portable, relatively inexpensive unit. Early clinical work in ophthalmology is illustrated.