High‐resolution ultrasound imaging of the eye – a review
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
- Vol. 37 (1), 54-67
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01892.x
Abstract
This report summarizes the physics, technology and clinical application of ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) of the eye, in which frequencies of 35 MHz and above provide over a threefold improvement in resolution compared with conventional ophthalmic ultrasound systems. UBM allows imaging of anatomy and pathology involving the anterior segment, including regions obscured by overlying optically opaque anatomic or pathologic structures. UBM provides diagnostically significant information in conditions such as glaucoma, cysts and neoplasms, trauma and foreign bodies. UBM also can provide crucial biometric information regarding anterior segment structures, including the cornea and its constituent layers and the anterior and posterior chambers. Although UBM has now been in use for over 15 years, new technologies, including transducer arrays, pulse encoding and combination of ultrasound with light, offer the potential for significant advances in high‐resolution diagnostic imaging of the eye.Keywords
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