SIR Computer Science Investigation Abstract
ADVANCED SOUND: ULTRASONIC TECHNOLOGY IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Presenter:
Katherine (Kasia) Plachta, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Advisor:
Dr. Susan Styer, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Abstract:
Recently, discoveries have led to the use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart. Transoesophagael echocardiography (TEE) is the practice and analysis of heart images by inserting a probe down the esophagus. I have analyzed several sets of heart images obtained using TEE and can apply my knowledge to the information displayed on the screen of an ultrasound machine. I have examined the direction of cardiac imaging in ultrasound, and made my own conclusions of ultrasound’s future in medicine. Three-dimensional ultrasound displays detailed images, but is unrealistic because the expense and longer processing time. Hand-held technology has allowed on site usage at emergency locations and faster diagnosis, but it is less economical and information is shown at lower quality. Doppler ultrasound proves most beneficial because it shows the movement of anatomical objects as well as blood flow. These different models could potentially allow for a variety of cardiac images, and with more improvement, can result in better use in diagnosis and surgery.