Medical ultrasound imaging uses pulsed acoustic waves that are transmitted and received
by a hand-held transducer. This is a mature technology that it is widely used around the …

In recent years, many studies have examined filters for eliminating or reducing speckle
noise, which is inherent to ultrasound images, in order to improve the metrological …

Among many major developments in the medical field over the past two centuries, I
personally consider three of them of particularly outstanding importance: The discovery of …

Speckle noise is an inherent yet ineffectual residual artifact in medical ultrasound images,
which significantly degrades quality and restricts accuracy in automatic diagnostic …

Speckle noise is an undesirable part of the ultrasound imaging process, since it can
degrade the quality of ultrasound images and restrict the development of automatic …

Goal: Effective speckle reduction in ultrasound B-mode imaging is important for enhancing
the image quality and improving the accuracy in image analysis and interpretation. In this …

In the present work, the performance assessment of despeckle filtering algorithms has been
carried out for (a) noise reduction in breast ultrasound images and (b) segmentation of …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) disorder is identified by the presence of a number of
follicles present in the ovary of female reproductive system. Ultrasound imaging of the ovary …

It is well known that speckle is a multiplicative noise that degrades image and video quality
and the visual expert's evaluation in ultrasound imaging and video. This necessitates the …

Abstract Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a tool of coherent imagery utilized for
meteorological and astronomical purposes. But, these images are contaminated with …