Title
Space-time image reconstruction algorithm for diverse ultrasound transducer element distributions
Abstract
The standard architecture of a medical ultrasound transducer is a linear phased array of piezoelectric elements in a compact, hand-held form. Acoustic energy not directly reflected back towards the transducer elements during a transmit-receive cycle amounts to lost information. An ultrasound imaging system currently in development seeks to maximize the collection of reflected signals with a large, flexible transducer array which conforms to contours of the subject's body, resulting in more directional look angles and an increase in received image data. However in this design, element distributions are irregular and an organized arrangement may no longer be maintained. This paper presents a versatile space-time image reconstruction algorithm designed for this system, operating in a step FMCW modality. Simulated images are included which demonstrate the algorithm's flexibility in application, and the effects of transducer aperture size and operating bandwidth on resolving capability.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/ISBI.2009.5193012
ISBI
Keywords
Field
DocType
directional look angle,acoustic energy,image data,ultrasound imaging system,transducer aperture size,space-time image reconstruction algorithm,versatile space-time image reconstruction,simulated image,transducer element,medical ultrasound transducer,flexible transducer array,diverse ultrasound transducer element,ultrasound transducer,data mining,space time,algorithm design,linear phase,decision support systems,aperture size,image reconstruction,ultrasound
Transducer,Iterative reconstruction,Space time,Aperture,Computer vision,Ultrasonic sensor,Computer science,Phased array,Bandwidth (signal processing),Artificial intelligence,Acoustics,Piezoelectricity
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1945-7928 E-ISBN : 978-1-4244-3932-4
978-1-4244-3932-4
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Michael Lee100.34
Rahul S Singh203.38
Martin O Culjat3708.89
Shyam Natarajan401.35
Brian P. Cox500.68
Elliott R Brown600.68
Warren S Grundfest78612.32
Hua Lee801.01