Waveform inversion with source encoding for breast sound speed reconstruction in ultrasound computed tomography

K Wang, T Matthews, F Anis, C Li… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) holds great promise for improving the detection
and management of breast cancer. Because they are based on the acoustic wave equation …

Local speed of sound estimation in tissue using pulse-echo ultrasound: Model-based approach

M Jakovljevic, S Hsieh, R Ali… - The Journal of the …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
A model and method to accurately estimate the local speed of sound in tissue from pulse-
echo ultrasound data is presented. The model relates the local speeds of sound along a …

Guided wave tomography based on supervised descent method for quantitative corrosion imaging

M Lin, Y Liu - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Corrosion detection is a critical problem in many research areas. Guided wave tomography
provides a powerful tool to estimate the remaining thickness of corroded structures. This …

Learned full waveform inversion incorporating task information for ultrasound computed tomography

L Lozenski, H Wang, F Li, M Anastasio… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) is an emerging imaging modality that holds great
promise for breast imaging. Full-waveform inversion (FWI)-based image reconstruction …

High-resolution imaging without iteration: A fast and robust method for breast ultrasound tomography

P Huthwaite, F Simonetti - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Breast ultrasound tomography has the potential to improve the cost, safety, and reliability of
breast cancer screening and diagnosis over the gold-standard of mammography. Vital to …

Evaluation of inversion approaches for guided wave thickness mapping

P Huthwaite - Proceedings of the Royal Society A …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Accurate inversion is vital for quantitative imaging, including ultrasonic guided wave
tomography, where thickness maps of plate-like structures are reconstructed to quantify …

Regularized dual averaging image reconstruction for full-wave ultrasound computed tomography

TP Matthews, K Wang, C Li, N Duric… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) holds great promise for breast cancer screening.
Waveform inversion-based image reconstruction methods account for higher order …

Optimization of reconstruction time of ultrasound computed tomography with a piecewise homogeneous region-based refract-ray model

Y Yuan, Y Zhao, Y Xiao, J Jin, N Feng, Y Shen - Ultrasonics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, a novel ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) reconstruction algorithm for
breast imaging is proposed. This algorithm is based on an ultrasound propagation model …

A forward model incorporating elevation-focused transducer properties for 3D full-waveform inversion in ultrasound computed tomography

F Li, U Villa, N Duric… - IEEE transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) is an emerging medical imaging modality that
holds great promise for improving human health. Full-waveform inversion (FWI)-based …

Weld map tomography for determining local grain orientations from ultrasound

MK Kalkowski, MJS Lowe… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The complex structure of inhomogeneous welds poses a long-standing challenge in
ultrasonic non-destructive testing. Elongated grains with spatially varying dominant …