Microwave scattering parameter imagery of an isolated canine kidney
| Autor: | John H. Jacobi, Lawrence E. Larsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
business.industry Microwave scattering Image processing General Medicine In Vitro Techniques Kidney Imaging phantom Models Structural medicine.anatomical_structure Nuclear magnetic resonance Dogs Canine kidney Cortex (anatomy) Medical imaging medicine Animals Scattering Radiation Nuclear medicine business Microwaves Renal pelvis Technology Radiologic Microwave |
| Zdroj: | Medical physics. 6(5) |
| ISSN: | 0094-2405 |
| Popis: | This paper describes a method for imaging biosystems using radiation in the microwave frequency range (3.9 GHz). The advantages of interrogation with microwave radiation are discussed in terms of its physiological significance. An electromechanical scanning system for imaging isolated organs and the subsequent image processing techniques are described. Imagery is presented for a phantom target and an isolated canine kidney. The kidney images are interpreted in terms of the known anatomical and functional organization of the organ. It does appear to be possible to distinguish cortex corticis corresponding to a high proportion of proximal and distal convoluted tubules, deeper cortical layers corresponding to a high population density of glomeri, a medullary outer zone corresponding to the loops of Henle as well as the collecting system, and the region of calyces/renal pelvis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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