ArticleMedical physics2025
Quantitative ultrasound moment-based double Nakagami distribution method.
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backgroundUltrasound imaging is a valuable diagnostic tool, but quantifying tissue characteristics can be challenging. While models like the Nakagami distribution help characterize tissue microstructure based on envelope statistics, they may not fully capture the complexity of tissues with multiple scatterer types. PURPOSE: This study aims to develop and validate an enhanced version of the Double Nakagami Distribution (DND) model using moment equations for quantitative ultrasound imaging. We seek to establish its theoretical foundation and demonstrate its effectiveness through numerical simulations and experimental results.
methodsFive versions of the DND estimation model were developed to compute the five associated model parameters. Using the method of moments, the estimators directly computed 5, 4, or 3 DND parameters with any remaining parameters derived from statistical relationships. After selecting the initial solution for the DND methods, Monte Carlo simulations were employed to generate random combinations of Nakagami parameters within two-scatterer media. For experimental validation, four phantoms with different mixtures of nylon and acrylic scatterers were used. Ex vivo validations were conducted using radio-frequency data from four excised fatty rat livers, each exhibiting low and high concentrations of fat droplets. The median and interquartile range of error values from numerical simulations were analyzed, and the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to assess statistical differences, with post hoc Dunn tests with Bonferroni correction for pairwise comparisons. Effect sizes were calculated using Cohen's d to quantify improvements in fitting performance.
resultsThe DND estimation model with three parameter estimations demonstrated the least computation time (p < 0.05) and was identified as the most robust of the proposed DND models for further assessments. In simulations with 10
conclusionsA DND estimation model of envelope statistics with estimations of three parameters was the most robust method regarding computation speed, KLD values, and accuracy.
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