The repeatability of measurements of male pelvic floor anatomy and function made from transperineal ultrasound images of healthy men and those before and after prostatectomy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cowley ◽  
Ryan E. Stafford ◽  
Paul W. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Images ◽  
Healthy Men ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Function

scholarly journals A New Method to Quantify Male Pelvic Floor Displacement From 2D Transperineal Ultrasound Images

Urology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 685-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan E. Stafford ◽  
James A. Ashton-Miller ◽  
Christos E. Constantinou ◽  
Paul W. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
New Method ◽  
Ultrasound Images

scholarly journals P10.06: Pelvic floor morphometry at 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound in women with endometriosis and dyspareunia before and after pelvic floor physiotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (S1) ◽  
pp. 186-186
Author(s):  
S. Del Forno ◽  
A. Arena ◽  
V. Pellizzone ◽  
M. Alessandrini ◽  
D. Raimondo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
Before And After

EFEITOS DO DEEP RUNNING SOBRE A AMPLITUDE DE MOVIMENTO E A CAPACIDADE FUNCIONAL DOS MEMBROS SUPERIORES DE MULHERES MASTECTOMIZADAS: RELATO DE CASOS

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-131
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
External Rotation ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Range Of Movement ◽  
Flexion Extension ◽  
Before And After ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
And Function

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in Brazil and in the worl. The surgical treatment procedure may cause severe morbidity in the upper limb homolateral to surgery, including the reduction of the range of motion, with consequent impairment of function. A physiotherapeutic approach has an important role in the recover range of motion and the functionality of these women, guaranteeing the occupational, domestestic, familiar and conjugated activities, and, in this way, also improving the quality of life. Objectives: To analyse chances in the shoulder's range of motion and the functional capacity of the upper limbs, promoted by the deep running procedure in women with late postoperative mastectomy. Methods: All the patients were submitted to an evaluation in the beginning and end of the treatment, including: goniometry of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal and external rotation of the shoulder joint; and function capacity analysis in activities that involve the upper members by DASH questionnaire. The treatment protocol includes twelve sessions of deep running, realized twice a week, in deep pool, for 20-minute during six weeks. Results: Were submitted to treatment a total of 4 patients. Despite the improvement in the numerical values, statistically significant differences were not found on the range of movements and in the functional capacity of upper members before and after the deep running sessions in post-mastectomy women. Conclusion: Deep running had effects on the numerical values of range of movement and upper limb functionality in women in the late postoperative period of the mastectomy procedure, but without statistically significant differences.

scholarly journals Development of a semi-automated segmentation tool for high frequency ultrasound image analysis of mouse echocardiograms

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristi Powers ◽  
Raymond Chang ◽  
Justin Torello ◽  
Rhonda Silva ◽  
Yannick Cadoret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Analysis ◽  
Automated Analysis ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Ultrasound Images ◽  
Cardiac Structure ◽  
Short Axis ◽  
Pixel Intensity ◽  
Cardiac Structure And Function ◽  
And Function

AbstractEchocardiography is a widely used and clinically translatable imaging modality for the evaluation of cardiac structure and function in preclinical drug discovery and development. Echocardiograms are among the first in vivo diagnostic tools utilized to evaluate the heart due to its relatively low cost, high throughput acquisition, and non-invasive nature; however lengthy manual image analysis, intra- and inter-operator variability, and subjective image analysis presents a challenge for reproducible data generation in preclinical research. To combat the image-processing bottleneck and address both variability and reproducibly challenges, we developed a semi-automated analysis algorithm workflow to analyze long- and short-axis murine left ventricle (LV) ultrasound images. The long-axis B-mode algorithm executes a script protocol that is trained using a reference library of 322 manually segmented LV ultrasound images. The short-axis script was engineered to analyze M-mode ultrasound images in a semi-automated fashion using a pixel intensity evaluation approach, allowing analysts to place two seed-points to triangulate the local maxima of LV wall boundary annotations. Blinded operator evaluation of the semi-automated analysis tool was performed and compared to the current manual segmentation methodology for testing inter- and intra-operator reproducibility at baseline and after a pharmacologic challenge. Comparisons between manual and semi-automatic derivation of LV ejection fraction resulted in a relative difference of 1% for long-axis (B-mode) images and 2.7% for short-axis (M-mode) images. Our semi-automatic workflow approach reduces image analysis time and subjective bias, as well as decreases inter- and intra-operator variability, thereby enhancing throughput and improving data quality for pre-clinical in vivo studies that incorporate cardiac structure and function endpoints.

scholarly journals Using Bidimensional Multiscale Entropy Analysis of Ultrasound Images to Assess the Effect of Various Walking Intensities on Plantar Soft Tissues

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 264
Author(s):  
Ben-Yi Liau ◽  
Fu-Lien Wu ◽  
Keying Zhang ◽  
Chi-Wen Lung ◽  
Chunmei Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Linear Analysis ◽  
Multiscale Entropy ◽  
Ultrasound Images ◽  
Entropy Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Complexity ◽  
Human Movements ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Walking Performance ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear

Walking performance is usually assessed by linear analysis of walking outcome measures. However, human movements consist of both linear and nonlinear complexity components. The purpose of this study was to use bidimensional multiscale entropy analysis of ultrasound images to evaluate the effects of various walking intensities on plantar soft tissues. Twelve participants were recruited to perform six walking protocols, consisting of three speeds (slow at 1.8 mph, moderate at 3.6 mph, and fast at 5.4 mph) for two durations (10 and 20 min). A B-mode ultrasound was used to assess plantar soft tissues before and after six walking protocols. Bidimensional multiscale entropy (MSE2D) and the Complexity Index (CI) were used to quantify the changes in irregularity of the ultrasound images of the plantar soft tissues. The results showed that the CI of ultrasound images after 20 min walking increased when compared to before walking (CI4: 0.39 vs. 0.35; CI5: 0.48 vs. 0.43, p < 0.05). When comparing 20 and 10 min walking protocols at 3.6 mph, the CI was higher after 20 min walking than after 10 min walking (CI4: 0.39 vs. 0.36, p < 0.05; and CI5: 0.48 vs. 0.44, p < 0.05). This is the first study to use bidimensional multiscale entropy analysis of ultrasound images to assess plantar soft tissues after various walking intensities.

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