Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System Research Center of Wuhan University, China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, China.
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
Ultrasonics. 2024 Aug;142:107401. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2024.107401. Epub 2024 Jul 10.
In recent years, personalized diagnosis and treatment have gained significant recognition and rapid development in the biomedicine and healthcare. Due to the flexibility, portability and excellent compatibility, wearable ultrasound (WUS) devices have become emerging personalized medical devices with great potential for development. Currently, with the development of the ongoing advancements in materials and structural design of the ultrasound transducers, WUS devices have improved performance and are increasingly applied in the medical field. In this review, we provide an overview of the design and structure of WUS devices, focusing on their application for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases from a clinical application perspective, and then explore the issues that need to be addressed before clinical translation. Finally, we summarize the progress made in the development of WUS devices, and discuss the current challenges and the future direction of their development. In conclusion, WUS devices usher an emerging era for biomedicine with great clinical promise.
近年来，个性化诊断和治疗在生物医学和医疗保健领域得到了广泛认可和快速发展。由于其灵活性、便携性和出色的兼容性，可穿戴式超声（WUS）设备已成为新兴的个性化医疗设备，具有巨大的发展潜力。目前，随着超声换能器材料和结构设计的不断发展进步，WUS 设备的性能得到了改善，并越来越多地应用于医学领域。在这篇综述中，我们从临床应用的角度概述了 WUS 设备的设计和结构，重点介绍了它们在各种疾病的诊断和治疗中的应用，然后探讨了在临床转化前需要解决的问题。最后，我们总结了 WUS 设备的发展进展，并讨论了当前的挑战和未来的发展方向。总之，WUS 设备为生物医学带来了一个充满临床前景的崭新时代。
