An improved spatio-temporally smoothed coherence factor combined with eigenspace-based minimun variance beamformer for plane-wave imaging in medical ultrasound

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Wu ◽  
Qingfeng Gao ◽  
Minhua Lu ◽  
Tianfu Wang ◽  
Siping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Medical Ultrasound ◽  
Coherence Factor ◽  
Wave Imaging

scholarly journals Eigenspace generalized sidelobe canceller combined with SNR dependent coherence factor for plane wave imaging

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aácio José Zimbico ◽  
Diogo Watchel Granado ◽  
Fabio Kurt Schneider ◽  
Joaquim Miguel Maia ◽  
Amauri Amorin Assef ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Generalized Sidelobe Canceller ◽  
Coherence Factor ◽  
Wave Imaging ◽  
Sidelobe Canceller

scholarly journals Plane-Wave Imaging Challenge in Medical Ultrasound

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Liebgott ◽  
A. Rodriguez-Molares ◽  
F. Cervenansky ◽  
J.A. Jensen ◽  
O. Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Medical Ultrasound ◽  
Wave Imaging

scholarly journals 2-D Minimum Variance Based Plane Wave Compounding with Generalized Coherence Factor in Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 4099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanxing Qi ◽  
Yuanyuan Wang ◽  
Jinhua Yu ◽  
Yi Guo
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Ultrasound Imaging ◽  
Contrast Ratio ◽  
Minimum Variance ◽  
Frame Rate ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Coherence Factor ◽  
Wave Imaging ◽  
Phantom Experiments

Plane wave compounding (PWC) is an effective modality for ultrafast ultrasound imaging. It can provide higher resolution and better noise reduction than plane wave imaging (PWI). In this paper, a novel beamformer integrating the two-dimensional (2-D) minimum variance (MV) with the generalized coherence factor (GCF) is proposed to maintain the high resolution and contrast along with a high frame rate for PWC. To specify, MV beamforming is adopted in both the transmitting aperture and the receiving one. The subarray technique is therefore upgraded into the sub-matrix division. Then, the output of each submatrix is used to adaptively compute the GCF using a 2-D fast Fourier transform (FFT). After the 2-D MV beamforming and the 2-D GCF weighting, the final output can be obtained. Results of simulations, phantom experiments, and in vivo studies confirm the advantages of the proposed method. Compared with the delay-and-sum (DAS) beamformer, the full width at half maximum (FWHM) is 90% smaller and the contrast ratio (CR) improvement is 154% in simulations. The over-suppression of desired signals, which is a typical drawback of the coherence factor (CF), can be effectively avoided. The robustness against sound velocity errors is also enhanced.

scholarly journals Plane Wave Imaging through Interfaces

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 4967
Author(s):  
Guillermo Cosarinsky ◽  
Jorge F. Cruza ◽  
Jorge Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Plane Wave ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Mathematical Formulation ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Arbitrary Geometry ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Wave Imaging ◽  
Imaging Strategy ◽  
Non Destructive

Plane Wave Imaging (PWI) has been recently proposed for fast ultrasound inspections in the Non-Destructive-Testing (NDT) field. By using a single (or a reduced number) of plane wave emissions and parallel beamforming in reception, frame rates of hundreds to thousands of images per second can be achieved without significant image quality losses with regard to the Total Focusing Method (TFM) or Phased Array (PA). This work addresses the problem of applying PWI in the presence of arbitrarily shaped interfaces, which is a common problem in NDT. First, the mathematical formulation for generating a plane wave inside a component of arbitrary geometry is given, and the characteristics of the resultant acoustic field are analyzed by simulation, showing plane wavefronts with non-uniform amplitude. Then, an imaging strategy is proposed, accounting for this amplitude effect. Finally, the proposed method is experimentally validated, and its application limits are discussed.

scholarly journals Micro Non-Uniform Linear Array (MNULA) for Ultrasound Plane Wave Imaging

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 640
Author(s):  
Yujia Tang ◽  
Zhangjian Li ◽  
Yaoyao Cui ◽  
Chen Yang ◽  
Jiabing Lv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Linear Array ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Uniform Linear Array ◽  
Imaging Technology ◽  
Linear Arrays ◽  
Imaging Quality ◽  
Imaging Results ◽  
Wave Imaging ◽  
Laboratory Technology

Ultrasound plane wave imaging technology has been applied to more clinical situations than ever before because of its rapid imaging speed and stable imaging quality. Most transducers used in plane wave imaging are linear arrays, but their structures limit the application of plane wave imaging technology in some special clinical situations, especially in the endoscopic environment. In the endoscopic environment, the size of the linear array transducer is strictly miniaturized, and the imaging range is also limited to the near field. Meanwhile, the near field of a micro linear array has serious mutual interferences between elements, which is against the imaging quality of near field. Therefore, we propose a new structure of a micro ultrasound linear array for plane wave imaging. In this paper, a theoretical comparison is given through sound field and imaging simulations. On the basis of primary work and laboratory technology, micro uniform and non-uniform linear arrays were made and experimented with the phantom setting. We selected appropriate evaluation parameters to verify the imaging results. Finally, we concluded that the micro non-uniform linear array eliminated the artifacts better than the micro uniform linear array without the additional use of signal processing methods, especially for target points in the near-field. We believe this study provides a possible solution for plane wave imaging in cramped environments like endoscopy.

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