HISTOSCANNING
Tissue Expression
Principles of operation
Workflow
Cellular Microscopic Appearance (~10
-6
m)
Large number of irregularly shaped dividing cells
Large, variably shaped nuclei
Small relative cytoplasmic volume
Loss of normal specialized cell features
Disorganized arrangement of cells
Angiogenesis
Tissue Expressions Within Ultrasound Resolution (>10
-5
m)
Poorly defined tumour boundaries
Irregular shapes
Increased local perfusion
Tissue stiffening
Histoscanning 2 Stage Tissue Differentiation Analysis
Specific tissue differentiation
Composite tissue differentiation
Histoscanning Visualization
Colour labeling of differentiated tissues
Superimposed on ultrasound volume image