Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research (대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지)

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A New Ultrasound Bladder Scanner to Estimate Urine Volume Using Hand-Motion Scan

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  • Lee, Jung Hwan (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Bae, Jung Ho (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Soo Yeol (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Min Hyoung (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이정환 (경희대학교 생체의공학과) ;
  • 배정호 (경희대학교 생체의공학과) ;
  • 이수열 (경희대학교 생체의공학과) ;
  • 조민형 (경희대학교 생체의공학과)
  • Received : 2018.05.01
  • Accepted : 2018.07.19
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

3D ultrasound bladder scanners are getting popular in hospitals for the patients with bladder dysfunction. A current bladder scanner adopts a mechanical scan to acquire 3D images and requires two motors and complicated mechanical devices. In this paper, we propose a new ultrasound bladder scanner using hand-motion scan. Instead of two motors and mechanical devices, it has a motion sensor to record transducer positions during hand-motion scan. The experiments with a bladder phantom and volunteers showed similar measurement accuracy to a conventional 3D ultrasound bladder scanner. We expect that the proposed method will reduce the cost and size of the bladder scanner.

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