Ultrasound medical imaging techniques: a survey
Ultrasound (US) imaging for medical purposes has been increasing in popularity over the
years. The US technology has some valuable strengths, such as it is harmless, very cheap …
years. The US technology has some valuable strengths, such as it is harmless, very cheap …
Improving plane wave ultrasound imaging through real-time beamformation across multiple arrays
Ultrasound imaging is a widely used diagnostic tool but has limitations in the imaging of
deep lesions or obese patients where the large depth to aperture size ratio (f-number) …
deep lesions or obese patients where the large depth to aperture size ratio (f-number) …
Using averaged models from 4D ultrasound strain imaging allows to significantly differentiate local wall strains in calcified regions of abdominal aortic aneurysms
A Hegner, A Wittek, W Derwich, A Huß… - … and Modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a degenerative disease of the aorta associated with high
mortality. To date, in vivo information to characterize the individual elastic properties of the …
mortality. To date, in vivo information to characterize the individual elastic properties of the …
Weakly supervised estimation of shadow confidence maps in fetal ultrasound imaging
Detecting acoustic shadows in ultrasound images is important in many clinical and
engineering applications. Real-time feedback of acoustic shadows can guide sonographers …
engineering applications. Real-time feedback of acoustic shadows can guide sonographers …
Coherent multi-transducer ultrasound imaging
This work extends the effective aperture size by coherently compounding the received radio
frequency data from multiple transducers. As a result, it is possible to obtain an improved …
frequency data from multiple transducers. As a result, it is possible to obtain an improved …
Impact of aperture, depth, and acoustic clutter on the performance of coherent multi-transducer ultrasound imaging
Transducers with a larger aperture size are desirable in ultrasound imaging to improve
resolution and image quality. A coherent multi-transducer ultrasound imaging system …
resolution and image quality. A coherent multi-transducer ultrasound imaging system …
Towards whole placenta segmentation at late gestation using multi-view ultrasound images
We propose a method to extract the human placenta at late gestation using multi-view 3D
US images. This is the first step towards automatic quantification of placental volume and …
US images. This is the first step towards automatic quantification of placental volume and …
3-D coherent multitransducer ultrasound imaging with sparse spiral arrays
Coherent multitransducer ultrasound (CoMTUS) creates an extended effective aperture
through the coherent combination of multiple arrays, which results in images with enhanced …
through the coherent combination of multiple arrays, which results in images with enhanced …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancing lateral contrast using multi-perspective ultrasound imaging of abdominal aortas
NJ Petterson, MRHM van Sambeek… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vascular ultrasound imaging is inherently hampered by low lateral resolution and contrast.
Steering of the ultrasound beams can be used to overcome these limitations in superficial …
Steering of the ultrasound beams can be used to overcome these limitations in superficial …
[HTML][HTML] Placenta segmentation in ultrasound imaging: Addressing sources of uncertainty and limited field-of-view
Automatic segmentation of the placenta in fetal ultrasound (US) is challenging due to the (i)
high diversity of placenta appearance,(ii) the restricted quality in US resulting in highly …
high diversity of placenta appearance,(ii) the restricted quality in US resulting in highly …