Accurate tracking of tissue motion is critically important for several ultrasound elastography
methods. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using three published convolution …

Accurate and computationally efficient motion estimation is a critical component of real-time
ultrasound strain elastography (USE). With the advent of deep-learning neural network …

Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that maps
viscoelastic properties to characterize tissues and diseases. Elastography can be divided …

In this work, a super-resolution approach based on generative adversary network (GAN)
was used to interpolate (up-sample) ultrasound radio-frequency (RF) echo data along the …

Accurately tracking large tissue motion over a sequence of ultrasound images is critically
important to several clinical applications including, but not limited to, elastography, flow …

Tissue motion tracking is a critically important step for many ultrasound elastography
applications. In this study, we are particularly interested in evaluating motion tracking …

Monte-Carlo ray tracing, which enables realistic simulation of ultrasound-tissue interactions
such as soft shadows and fuzzy reflections, has been used to simulate ultrasound images …

Thermal strain imaging (TSI) uses echo shifts in ultrasonic B-scan images to estimate
changes in temperature which is of great values for thermotherapies. However, for in vivo …

Now, with the availability of 3-D ultrasound data, a lot of research efforts are being devoted
to developing 3-D ultrasound strain elastography (USE) systems. Because 3-D motion …

Ultrasound elastography is a modality that is uniquely suited to augment conventional B-
mode ultrasound for various clinical applications. Motion tracking plays a critically important …