Reconstruction of elasticity estimates in shear wave elastography through relaxed frame rate acquisition combined with radial basis function interpolation

S Afrakhteh, L Demi - 2024 32nd European Signal Processing …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past decades, ultrasound elasticity imaging has become indispensable for
assessing tissue stiffness. Achieving a high frame rate acquisition in shear wave …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating high frame rate demands in shear wave elastography using radial basis function-based reconstruction: An experimental phantom study

S Afrakhteh, L Demi - Ultrasonics, 2025 - Elsevier
Background: Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a technique that quantifies tissue stiffness
by assessing the speed of shear waves propagating after being excited by acoustic radiation …

A Novel 2x2D Radial Basis Functions-based Interpolation for Short Acquisition Time and Relaxed Frame Rate Ultrasound Localization Microscopy

S Afrakhteh, G Tuccio, L Demi - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) has become a potent technique for microvascular
imaging using ultrasound waves. However, one major challenge is the high frame rate and …

[HTML][HTML] Frame rate improvement in coherent plane-wave compounding using null subtraction imaging

Y Xu, B Li, J Luo, X Liu, D Ta - AIP Advances, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Coherent plane-wave compounding (CPWC) has attracted significant attention in preclinical
research and clinical diagnosis. However, a trade-off exists in CPWC between the image …

Application of Tensor Completion for Reducing the Beamforming Time in Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging: A Doppler Ultrasound Assessment

S Afrakhteh, F Mento, L Demi - 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Doppler ultrasound is a non-invasive technique used to measure blood flow in blood
vessels. However, this application requires a large number of temporal frames for precise …

A Novel High Frame Rate and High Contrast Coherent Plane Wave Compounding Approach Utilizing Euclidean Distance Transform

S Afrakhteh, L Demi - 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To address the challenge of reduced image quality in plane-wave imaging (PWI), coherent
plane-wave compounding (CPWC) has been introduced. CPWC combines plane wave …

Shear Wave Elastography with High Precision and Relaxed Frame Rate Utilizing 2D Radial Basis Function Reconstruction

S Afrakhteh, L Demi - 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last decade, ultrasound elasticity imaging has advanced as a technique for measuring
tissue stiffness. However, achieving an exceptionally high frame rate in shear wave …

Towards sub-100Hz Super-Resolution Imaging Through a Novel Bi-Directional Interpolation Technique

G Tuccio, S Afrakhteh, L Demi - 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound Localization Microscopy (ULM) represents a safe, non-invasive and low-cost
imaging modality for visualization of the microcirculation at clinically relevant depth. In fact …

[PDF][PDF] Towards sub-100Hz Super-Resolution Imaging Through a Novel Bi-Directional Interpolation

G Tuccio, S Afrakhteh, L Demi - researchgate.net
Ultrasound Localization Microscopy (ULM) represents a safe, non-invasive and low-cost
imaging modality for visualization of the microcirculation at clinically relevant depth. In fact …