Ultrafast cardiac ultrasound imaging: technical principles, applications, and clinical benefits
Several recent technical advances in cardiac ultrasound allow data to be acquired at a very
high frame rate. Retrospective gating, plane/diverging wave imaging, and multiline transmit …
high frame rate. Retrospective gating, plane/diverging wave imaging, and multiline transmit …
Practical guide to ultrasound beam forming: Beam pattern and image reconstruction analysis
L Demi - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Starting from key ultrasound imaging features such as spatial and temporal resolution,
contrast, penetration depth, array aperture, and field-of-view (FOV) size, the reader will be …
contrast, penetration depth, array aperture, and field-of-view (FOV) size, the reader will be …
Ultrasound open platforms for next-generation imaging technique development
Open platform (OP) ultrasound systems are aimed primarily at the research community. They
have been at the forefront of the development of synthetic aperture, plane wave, shear wave …
have been at the forefront of the development of synthetic aperture, plane wave, shear wave …
Ultrasound vector flow imaging—Part II: Parallel systems
This paper gives a review of the current state-of-the-art in ultrasound parallel acquisition
systems for flow imaging using spherical and plane waves emissions. The imaging methods …
systems for flow imaging using spherical and plane waves emissions. The imaging methods …
A pipeline for the generation of realistic 3D synthetic echocardiographic sequences: Methodology and open-access database
M Alessandrini, M De Craene… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantification of cardiac deformation and strain with 3D ultrasound takes considerable
research efforts. Nevertheless, a widespread use of these techniques in clinical practice is …
research efforts. Nevertheless, a widespread use of these techniques in clinical practice is …
High frame-rate, high resolution ultrasound imaging with multi-line transmission and filtered-delay multiply and sum beamforming
Multi-Line Transmission (MLT) was recently demonstrated as a valuable tool to increase the
frame rate of ultrasound images. In this approach, the multiple beams that are …
frame rate of ultrasound images. In this approach, the multiple beams that are …
High-frame-rate echocardiography using coherent compounding with Doppler-based motion-compensation
High-frame-rate ultrasonography based on coherent compounding of unfocused beams can
potentially transform the assessment of cardiac function. As it requires successive waves to …
potentially transform the assessment of cardiac function. As it requires successive waves to …
Architecture of an ultrasound system for continuous real-time high frame rate imaging
E Boni, L Bassi, A Dallai, V Meacci… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High frame rate (HFR) imaging methods based on the transmission of defocused or plane
waves rather than focused beams are increasingly popular. However, the production of HFR …
waves rather than focused beams are increasingly popular. However, the production of HFR …
High-frame-rate speckle-tracking echocardiography
Conventional echocardiography is the leading modality for noninvasive cardiac imaging. It
has been recently illustrated that high-frame-rate echocardiography using diverging waves …
has been recently illustrated that high-frame-rate echocardiography using diverging waves …
Ultrasound plane-wave imaging with delay multiply and sum beamforming and coherent compounding
Improving the frame rate is an important aspect in medical ultrasound imaging, particularly in
3D/4D cardiac applications. However, an accurate trade-off between the higher frame rate …
3D/4D cardiac applications. However, an accurate trade-off between the higher frame rate …