Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan City, Taiwan.
Sensors (Basel). 2013 Jan 21;13(1):1319-28. doi: 10.3390/s130101319.
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotriptors are very popular for the treatment of urinary stones all over the world. They depend basically upon either X-ray fluoroscopy or ultrasound scans to detect the stones before therapy begins. To increase the effectiveness of treatment this study took advantage of both X-ray and ultrasound to develop a dual stone locating system with image processing modules. Its functions include the initial stone locating mode with stone detection by fluorescent images and the follow-up automatic stone tracking mode made by constant ultrasound scanning. The authors have integrated both apparatus and present the operating principles for both modes. The system used two in vitro experiments to justify its abilities of stone location in all procedures.
体外冲击波碎石机在全世界范围内被广泛用于治疗尿路结石。在治疗开始之前，它们主要依靠 X 射线透视或超声扫描来检测结石。为了提高治疗效果，本研究利用 X 射线和超声两种方法，开发了一种具有图像处理模块的双定位结石系统。其功能包括初始结石定位模式，通过荧光图像检测结石，以及后续的自动结石跟踪模式，通过持续的超声扫描实现。作者整合了这两种设备，并介绍了这两种模式的工作原理。该系统使用了两个体外实验来证明其在所有程序中定位结石的能力。
