Demonstration of urinary reflux diagnosis with in situ ultrasound generated contrast bubbles in a refluxing canine model

Authors :: Paul L. Carson
J. M. Rubin
J.B. Fowlkes
Emma Y. Hwang
D. A. Bloom
Source :: 2001 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. Proceedings. An International Symposium (Cat. No.01CH37263).
Publication Year :: 2002
Publisher :: IEEE, 2002.
Abstract: A surgical urinary reflux model has been developed in canines, to test a less invasive method for diagnosing urinary reflux (VUR) using ultrasound contrast microbubbles generated by transcutaneous application of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the urinary bladder. This surgical reflux procedure was performed on two canines. After approximately six weeks of recovery, examinations performed tested for reflux over the next seven weeks.

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Urinary bladder
business.industry
Urinary system
medicine.medical_treatment
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Ultrasound
Reflux
Less invasive
digestive system diseases
High-intensity focused ultrasound
medicine.anatomical_structure
medicine
Contrast microbubbles
Radiology
business
Canine model

Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: 2001 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. Proceedings. An International Symposium (Cat. No.01CH37263)
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........000fd44a20441f4baa5aa419a340b27b
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1109/ultsym.2001.992049

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