Franklin Tessler, MD

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

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Houston

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Articles

Volume ultrasound competes with multiplanar CT and MRI

November 01, 2007

Despite its widespread use as a tool that provides rapid diagnosis at a relatively low cost without the need for bulky equipment or ionizing radiation, ultrasound faces mounting competition from modalities such as CT and MRI, which combine short acquisition times with the ability to rapidly generate multiplanar and 3D images. That may change with volume ultrasound, a technique that lets clinicians and sonographers scan the patient and rapidly analyze data from a volume of interest.