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Using Doppler Ultrasound for Diagnosing and Staging of Rhinosinusitus - Implementation on a Clinical Scanner

Andersson, Daniel LU and Zandén, Peter LU (2012) EEM820 20121
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
Rhinosinusitis is the fifth most common diagnosis for which antibiotics are prescribed- but it is often done in vain. Currently, the only way to fully determine whether or not such treatment is actually needed is an invasive procedure. In order to spare patients from the discomfort that it would involve, this essential step is often skipped and instead, antibiotics are prescribed regardless. Using Doppler ultrasound, it is possible to induce and measure acoustic streaming inside a cavity. This can be used in order to determine the nature of the sinus infection and hence avoid unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics. In this master's thesis, a program was created which simpli_es and, to a degree,automates this new method of diagnosis.... (More)
Rhinosinusitis is the fifth most common diagnosis for which antibiotics are prescribed- but it is often done in vain. Currently, the only way to fully determine whether or not such treatment is actually needed is an invasive procedure. In order to spare patients from the discomfort that it would involve, this essential step is often skipped and instead, antibiotics are prescribed regardless. Using Doppler ultrasound, it is possible to induce and measure acoustic streaming inside a cavity. This can be used in order to determine the nature of the sinus infection and hence avoid unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics. In this master's thesis, a program was created which simpli_es and, to a degree,automates this new method of diagnosis. Using energy levels below the safety limits, set by the FDA, trial results were successful in inducing acoustic streaming velocities of 2 cm/s inside a phantom model. The method is ready to be used clinically using a pulse repetition frequency of 3.3 kHz. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Daniel LU and Zandén, Peter LU
supervisor
organization
course
EEM820 20121
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
language
English
additional info
2012-01
id
3051697
date added to LUP
2012-10-12 13:36:10
date last changed
2014-10-08 14:47:01
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  abstract     = {{Rhinosinusitis is the fifth most common diagnosis for which antibiotics are prescribed- but it is often done in vain. Currently, the only way to fully determine whether or not such treatment is actually needed is an invasive procedure. In order to spare patients from the discomfort that it would involve, this essential step is often skipped and instead, antibiotics are prescribed regardless. Using Doppler ultrasound, it is possible to induce and measure acoustic streaming inside a cavity. This can be used in order to determine the nature of the sinus infection and hence avoid unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics. In this master's thesis, a program was created which simpli_es and, to a degree,automates this new method of diagnosis. Using energy levels below the safety limits, set by the FDA, trial results were successful in inducing acoustic streaming velocities of 2 cm/s inside a phantom model. The method is ready to be used clinically using a pulse repetition frequency of 3.3 kHz.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Daniel and Zandén, Peter}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Using Doppler Ultrasound for Diagnosing and Staging of Rhinosinusitus - Implementation on a Clinical Scanner}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}