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Image quality, tissue heating, and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging.

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Bouchard, RR; Dahl, JJ; Hsu, SJ; Palmeri, ML; Trahey, GE
Published in: IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
January 2009

The real-time application of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging requires both short acquisition times for a single ARFI image and repeated acquisition of these frames. Due to the high energy of pulses required to generate appreciable radiation force, however, repeated acquisitions could result in substantial transducer face and tissue heating. We describe and evaluate several novel beam sequencing schemes which, along with parallel-receive acquisition, are designed to reduce acquisition time and heating. These techniques reduce the total number of radiation force impulses needed to generate an image and minimize the time between successive impulses. We present qualitative and quantitative analyses of the trade-offs in image quality resulting from the acquisition schemes. Results indicate that these techniques yield a significant improvement in frame rate with only moderate decreases in image quality. Tissue and transducer face heating resulting from these schemes is assessed through finite element method modeling and thermocouple measurements. Results indicate that heating issues can be mitigated by employing ARFI acquisition sequences that utilize the highest track-to-excitation ratio possible.

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IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control

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EISSN

1525-8955

ISSN

0885-3010

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

56

Issue

1

Start / End Page

63 / 76

Related Subject Headings

  • Transducers
  • Radiation
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Hot Temperature
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques
  • Echocardiography
  • Computer Simulation
  • Cattle
 

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Bouchard, R. R., Dahl, J. J., Hsu, S. J., Palmeri, M. L., & Trahey, G. E. (2009). Image quality, tissue heating, and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 56(1), 63–76. https://doi.org/10.1109/tuffc.2009.1006
Bouchard, Richard R., Jeremy J. Dahl, Stephen J. Hsu, Mark L. Palmeri, and Gregg E. Trahey. “Image quality, tissue heating, and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging.IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 56, no. 1 (January 2009): 63–76. https://doi.org/10.1109/tuffc.2009.1006.
Bouchard RR, Dahl JJ, Hsu SJ, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE. Image quality, tissue heating, and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2009 Jan;56(1):63–76.
Bouchard, Richard R., et al. “Image quality, tissue heating, and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging.IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 56, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 63–76. Epmc, doi:10.1109/tuffc.2009.1006.
Bouchard RR, Dahl JJ, Hsu SJ, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE. Image quality, tissue heating, and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2009 Jan;56(1):63–76.

Published In

IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control

DOI

EISSN

1525-8955

ISSN

0885-3010

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

56

Issue

1

Start / End Page

63 / 76

Related Subject Headings

  • Transducers
  • Radiation
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Hot Temperature
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques
  • Echocardiography
  • Computer Simulation
  • Cattle