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ArticleIEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control2021

Iterative Model-Based Beamforming for High Dynamic Range Applications.

Siegfried Schlunk, Kazuyuki Dei, Brett Byram

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Article in IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Methods for Enhancing the Robustness of the Generalized Contrast-to-Noise Ratio.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2023
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  4. Combining ADMIRE and MV to Improve Image Quality.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2022
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  5. Spatiotemporal Coherence to Quantify Sources of Image Degradation in Ultrasonic Imaging.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2022
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3 authors.

Siegfried Schlunk
Kazuyuki Dei
Brett Byram

Funding

Suppression and Analysis of Ultrasonic Clutter During Liver Focal Lesion BiopsyR01EB020040 · NIBIB · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BYRAM, BRETT C · 2016 to 2019
$1.3M
Parallel Computer with High Memory NodesS10OD016216 · OD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI PISTON, DAVID W · 2013 to 2013
$598k
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB020040NIH HHS S10 OD016216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clutter produced using bright acoustic sources can obscure weaker acoustic targets, degrading the quality of the image in scenarios with high dynamic ranges. Many adaptive beamformers seek to improve image quality by reducing these sidelobe artifacts, generating a boost in contrast ratio or contrast-to-noise ratio. However, some of these beamformers inadvertently introduce a dark region artifact in place of the strong clutter, a situation that occurs when both clutter and the underlying signal of interest are removed. We introduce the iterative aperture domain model image reconstruction (iADMIRE) method that is designed to reduce clutter while preserving the underlying signal. We compare the contrast ratio dynamic range (CRDR) of iADMIRE to several other adaptive beamformers plus delay-and-sum (DAS) to quantify the accuracy and reliability of the reported measured contrast for each beamformer over a wide range of contrast levels. We also compare all beamformers in the presence of bright targets ranging from 40 to 120 dB to observe the presence of sidelobes. In cases with no added reverberation clutter, iADMIRE had a CRDR of 75.6 dB when compared with the next best method DAS with 60.8 dB. iADMIRE also demonstrated the best performance for levels of reverberation clutter up to 0-dB signal-to-clutter ratio. Finally, iADMIRE restored underlying speckle signal in dark artifact regions while suppressing sidelobes in bright target cases up to 100 dB.

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AcousticsArtifactsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedPhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsSignal-To-Noise RatioUltrasonography

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PMID32746227
PMCPMC8025678

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