Synthetic elevation beamforming and image acquisition capabilities using an 8 x 128 1.75D array.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Ultrasound imaging can be improved with higher order arrays through elevation dynamic focusing in future, higher channel count systems. However, modifications to current system hardware could yield increased imaging depth-of-field with 1.75D arrays (arrays with individually addressable elements, several rows in elevation) through the use of synthetic elevation imaging. We describe synthetic elevation beamforming methods and its implementation with our 8 x 128, 1.75D array (Tetrad Co., Englewood, CO). This array has been successfully interfaced with a Siemens Elegra scanner for summed RF and single channel RF data acquisition. Individual rows of the 8 x 128 array can be controlled, allowing for different aperture configurations on transmit and receive beamforming. Advantages of using this array include finer elevation sampling, a larger array footprint for aberration measurements, and elevation focusing. We discuss system tradeoffs that occur in implementing synthetic receive and synthetic transmit/receive elevation focusing and show significant image quality improvements in simulation and phantom data results.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Fernandez, AT; Gammelmark, KL; Dahl, JJ; Keen, CG; Gauss, RC; Trahey, GE
Published Date
- January 2003
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 50 / 1
Start / End Page
- 40 - 57
PubMed ID
- 12578135
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1525-8955
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0885-3010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1109/tuffc.2003.1176524
Language
- eng