Skip to content
DraconiticResearch
Search Sources API
186,546 studies31 sourcesUpdated 57 min ago
Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDBiomedical engineering online

Beyond a diagnostic modality: the pivotal role of ultrasound biomicroscopy in ophthalmic care pathways.

  • Yuelin Li1
  • Bo Zhang2
  • Jiale Liu3
  • Wenwen Yu4
  • Ting Chen5
  • Jingyi Wu6
  • Yuchan Huang7
  • Pingsheng Wang8
8 affiliations
  1. 1School of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
  2. 2School of Clinical Medicine, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
  3. 3School of Stomatology and Ophthalmology, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
  4. 4Key Laboratory of Environmental Related Diseases and One Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
  5. 5Aier Eye Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430064, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
  6. 6Medical School, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
  7. 7School of Stomatology and Ophthalmology, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
  8. 8Xianning Aier Eye Hospital, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
Read full textPDFDOICite

Abstract

Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is a high-frequency ultrasound imaging system (50-100 MHz) that serves as a typical biomedical device and instrumentation tool, enabling high-resolution, real-time, in vivo imaging of anterior segment structures. It provides visualization of the cornea, iris, lens and zonules, ciliary body, and angle structures, as well as quantitative measurements. This review examines UBM's technical principles, clinical applications, and recent technological innovations, with a focus on its value in biomedical imaging and image processing. Key applications in glaucoma, corneal diseases, ocular trauma, anterior segment tumors, and lens-related disorders are systematically summarized. Emerging advances, including three-dimensional reconstruction and artificial intelligence-assisted analysis, are also incorporated. UBM holds significant value in anterior segment imaging. Its integration with engineering innovations-such as advanced signal processing and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms-offers biomedical engineers and clinicians a practical reference for utilizing this technology in precision ophthalmology.

Related

  1. Comprehensive Ophthalmic Evaluation of Clinically Normal Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta): Selected Ophthalmic Diagnostic Tests, Tear‐Film Biochemistry and Serum Correlations, Conjunctival Microbiota and Ophthalmic Artery Haemodynamics
    Ali Davari, Mohammad Abarkar, Sajad Maleki +5
    Veterinary Medicine and SciencePeer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Full textEpidemiology & public healthPMC
  2. Visualizing orbital and arterial wall involvement in arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with time-of-flight simultaneous [18F]FDG-PET/MRI: a novel supportive diagnostic imaging modality?
    Andreas Worm Bendtsen, Jane Maestri Brittain, Jonathan Frederik Carlsen +4
    American journal of ophthalmology case reportsPeer-reviewedCC BYFull textGeneral medicineEurope PMC
  3. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection as a Diagnostic and Minimally Invasive Therapeutic Excision Modality for Primary Anorectal Malignant Melanoma
    Yusaku Yokotani, Hiroaki Kitae, Kyoka Ozawa +3
    Internal MedicinePeer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDFull textOncologyJ-STAGE
  4. Feasibility and Diagnostic Potential of Multimodal Neuro-Ophthalmic Biomarkers in Young-Onset Dementia and Functional Cognitive Disorder.
    Irem Karaer, Callum Hunt, Seema Teli +8
    Ophthalmology sciencePeer-reviewedCC BYFull textPsychiatry & mental healthEurope PMC
  5. Data-Efficient Prostate Micro-Ultrasound Image Analysis using a Modality-specific Foundation Model
    K. Pang, J. Fan, A. L. Y. Hung +7
    medRxivPreprintCC BY-NC-NDFull textMedical imaging & radiologymedRxiv

Cite

BibTeXRIS
BibTeX
@article{li2026beyond,
  title = {{Beyond a diagnostic modality: the pivotal role of ultrasound biomicroscopy in ophthalmic care pathways.}},
  author = {Yuelin Li and Bo Zhang and Jiale Liu and Wenwen Yu and Ting Chen and Jingyi Wu and Yuchan Huang and Pingsheng Wang},
  journal = {Biomedical engineering online},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.1186/s12938-026-01606-6},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42907885},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Beyond a diagnostic modality: the pivotal role of ultrasound biomicroscopy in ophthalmic care pathways.
AU  - Yuelin Li
AU  - Bo Zhang
AU  - Jiale Liu
AU  - Wenwen Yu
AU  - Ting Chen
AU  - Jingyi Wu
AU  - Yuchan Huang
AU  - Pingsheng Wang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/01
JO  - Biomedical engineering online
DO  - 10.1186/s12938-026-01606-6
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42907885
AB  - Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is a high-frequency ultrasound imaging system (50-100 MHz) that serves as a typical biomedical device and instrumentation tool, enabling high-resolution, real-time, in vivo imaging of anterior segment structures. It provides visualization of the cornea, iris, lens and zonules, ciliary body, and angle structures, as well as quantitative measurements. This review examines UBM's technical principles, clinical applications, and recent technological innovations, with a focus on its value in biomedical imaging and image processing. Key applications in glaucoma, corneal diseases, ocular trauma, anterior segment tumors, and lens-related disorders are systematically summarized. Emerging advances, including three-dimensional reconstruction and artificial intelligence-assisted analysis, are also incorporated. UBM holds significant value in anterior segment imaging. Its integration with engineering innovations-such as advanced signal processing and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms-offers biomedical engineers and clinicians a practical reference for utilizing this technology in precision ophthalmology.
SN  - 1475-925X
ER  -