Imaging methods for ultrasound contrast agents
Microbubble contrast agents were introduced more than 25 years ago with the objective of
enhancing blood echoes and enabling diagnostic ultrasound to image the microcirculation …
enhancing blood echoes and enabling diagnostic ultrasound to image the microcirculation …
Molecular ultrasound imaging: current status and future directions
N Deshpande, A Needles, JK Willmann - Clinical radiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Targeted contrast-enhanced ultrasound (molecular ultrasound) is an emerging imaging
strategy that combines ultrasound technology with novel molecularly-targeted ultrasound …
strategy that combines ultrasound technology with novel molecularly-targeted ultrasound …
Optimising phase and amplitude modulation schemes for imaging microbubble contrast agents at low acoustic power
A series of in vitro experiments were performed to determine the efficacy of generalised
phase-and amplitude-modulated sequences for low-power nonlinear microbubble contrast …
phase-and amplitude-modulated sequences for low-power nonlinear microbubble contrast …
Finite amplitude distortion-based inhomogeneous pulse echo ultrasonic imaging
T Christopher - US Patent 7,104,956, 2006 - Google Patents
A method and system for imaging a sample. The method includes the steps of generating an
ultrasonic signal, directing the signal into a sample, which signal is distorted and contains a …
ultrasonic signal, directing the signal into a sample, which signal is distorted and contains a …
Golay pulse encoding for microbubble contrast imaging in ultrasound
C Leavens, R Williams, FS Foster… - IEEE transactions on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a technique that uses Golay phase encoding, pulse inversion, and amplitude
modulation (GPIAM) for microbubble contrast agent imaging with ultrasound. This technique …
modulation (GPIAM) for microbubble contrast agent imaging with ultrasound. This technique …
Linear signal cancellation of nonlinear pulsing schemes in a verasonics research scanner
TY Lai, MA Averkiou - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a real-time imaging technique that allows the
visualization of organ and tumor microcirculation by utilizing the nonlinear response of …
visualization of organ and tumor microcirculation by utilizing the nonlinear response of …
Modeling of the acoustic field produced by diagnostic ultrasound arrays in plane and diverging wave modes
TY Lai, M Bruce, MA Averkiou - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in ultrafast contrast imaging have facilitated innovations, such as
superresolution imaging and ultrafast contrast-enhanced Doppler imaging. Combining …
superresolution imaging and ultrafast contrast-enhanced Doppler imaging. Combining …
Aberration in nonlinear acoustic wave propagation
Theory and simulations are presented indicating that imaging at the second-harmonic
frequency does not solve the problem of ultrasonic wave aberration. The non-linearity of …
frequency does not solve the problem of ultrasonic wave aberration. The non-linearity of …
Higher-order Singular Value Decomposition Filter for Contrast Echocardiography
Assessing the coronary circulation with contrast-enhanced echocardiography has high
clinical relevance. However, it is not being routinely performed in clinical practice because …
clinical relevance. However, it is not being routinely performed in clinical practice because …
[PDF][PDF] Nonlinear pulsing schemes for the detection of ultrasound contrast agents
Nonlinear imaging techniques have been used in diagnostic ultrasound in tissue harmonic
imaging (THI) and in imaging of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs). While in THI the …
imaging (THI) and in imaging of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs). While in THI the …