Deep learning for ultrasound speed-of-sound reconstruction: Impacts of training data diversity on stability and robustness
Ultrasound b-mode imaging is a qualitative approach and diagnostic quality strongly
depends on operators' training and experience. Quantitative approaches can provide …
depends on operators' training and experience. Quantitative approaches can provide …
Robust imaging of speed-of-sound using virtual source transmission
Speed of sound (SoS) is a novel imaging biomarker for assessing the biomechanical
characteristics of soft tissues. SoS imaging in the pulse-echo mode using conventional …
characteristics of soft tissues. SoS imaging in the pulse-echo mode using conventional …
Sound speed estimation for distributed aberration correction in laterally varying media
Spatial variation in sound speed causes aberration in medical ultrasound imaging. Although
our previous work has examined aberration correction in the presence of a spatially varying …
our previous work has examined aberration correction in the presence of a spatially varying …
Synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging with a ring transducer array: preliminary ex vivo results
Purpose The conventional medical ultrasound imaging has a low lateral spatial resolution,
and the image quality depends on the depth of the imaging location. To overcome these …
and the image quality depends on the depth of the imaging location. To overcome these …
Surgery for obesity and related diseases: I. A novel approach to the quantification of the longitudinal speed of sound and its potential for tissue characterization
Described here is a method to determine the longitudinal speed of sound in speckle-
dominated ultrasound images. The method is based on the concept that the quality of an …
dominated ultrasound images. The method is based on the concept that the quality of an …
[HTML][HTML] Learning-based sound speed estimation and aberration correction for linear-array photoacoustic imaging
Photoacoustic (PA) image reconstruction involves acoustic inversion that necessitates the
specification of the speed of sound (SoS) within the medium of propagation. Due to the lack …
specification of the speed of sound (SoS) within the medium of propagation. Due to the lack …
[HTML][HTML] Analytical estimation of beamforming speed-of-sound using transmission geometry
Most ultrasound imaging techniques necessitate the fundamental step of converting
temporal signals received from transducer elements into a spatial echogenecity map. This …
temporal signals received from transducer elements into a spatial echogenecity map. This …
Data-driven speed-of-sound reconstruction for medical ultrasound: impacts of training data format and imperfections on convergence
B-mode imaging is a qualitative method and its interpretation depends on users' experience.
Quantitative tissue information can increase precision and decrease user ambiguity. For …
Quantitative tissue information can increase precision and decrease user ambiguity. For …
Ultrasound channel attention residual network for medical plane wave echo data-based average sound speed estimation
F Zheng, S Fan, Y Wei, Z Wang, X Wei, W Borjigin… - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
The average sound speed estimation is crucial for ultrasound imaging quality and
diagnostic. In this article, the deep learning techniques were utilized and an innovative …
diagnostic. In this article, the deep learning techniques were utilized and an innovative …
Phase aberration correction by multi-stencils fast marching method using sound speed image in ultrasound computed tomography
Reflection image from ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) system can be obtained by
synthetic aperture technique, however its quality is decreased by phase aberration caused …
synthetic aperture technique, however its quality is decreased by phase aberration caused …