Hofmann Amun G, Mlekusch Irene, Wickenhauser Georg, Assadian Afshin, Taher Fadi
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinik Ottakring, 1160 Vienna, Austria.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Jan 21;13(3):397. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13030397.
Coded excitation ultrasound investigations have the potential to augment the resolution, increase the efficiency, and expand the possibilities of noninvasive diagnostic imaging. B-Flow ultrasound, a type of digitally encoded imaging, was developed more than 20 years ago with the aim to optimize the visualization of blood flow. It has been investigated for a plethora of applications so far. A scoping review regarding its clinical applications was conducted based on a systematic literature research. B-Flow has been investigated in various anatomic locations and pathologies. However, previous research is limited by small sample sizes, the rare occurrence of elaborate study designs, the reliance on subjective reports and qualitative data, as well as several potential biases. While results are in general promising, it should therefore still be considered an emerging technology. Nevertheless, the limitations can be addressed in future research and the potential to expand its applications make B-Flow an interesting candidate for further investigations.
编码激励超声研究有潜力提高分辨率、提升效率并拓展无创诊断成像的可能性。B 型血流超声是一种数字编码成像技术，于 20 多年前开发，旨在优化血流可视化。到目前为止，它已被研究用于大量应用。基于系统的文献研究，对其临床应用进行了一项范围综述。B 型血流超声已在各种解剖位置和病理情况中得到研究。然而，以往的研究受到样本量小、精心设计的研究罕见、依赖主观报告和定性数据以及多种潜在偏倚的限制。虽然总体结果很有前景，但因此仍应将其视为一种新兴技术。尽管如此，这些局限性可在未来研究中得到解决，并且其拓展应用的潜力使 B 型血流超声成为进一步研究的一个有趣候选对象。
