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Quality factors for phase aberration correction in medical ultrasound

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Trahey, GE; Zhao, D
Published in: Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering
July 1, 1990

Spatial inhomogeneities in the acoustic velocity of tissues degrade the contrast and resolution of diagnostic ultrasonic images. A system which iteratively adjusts the phases of signals transmitted and received from individual elements in a phased array scanner in order to restore image quality when imaging through inhomogeneous layers is described. The adjustments are selected to maximize a quality factor in an operator-selectable region-of-interest. The use of several quality factors in improving image quality, including the average local and the peak echo magnitude of diffuse and point-like targets and integral powers of these magnitudes were investigated. Theory and experimental results related to these investigations is presented.

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Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering

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EISSN

1996-756X

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

July 1, 1990

Volume

1231

Start / End Page

40 / 49

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering
 

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Trahey, G. E., & Zhao, D. (1990). Quality factors for phase aberration correction in medical ultrasound. Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, 1231, 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18782
Trahey, G. E., and D. Zhao. “Quality factors for phase aberration correction in medical ultrasound.” Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering 1231 (July 1, 1990): 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18782.
Trahey GE, Zhao D. Quality factors for phase aberration correction in medical ultrasound. Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering. 1990 Jul 1;1231:40–9.
Trahey, G. E., and D. Zhao. “Quality factors for phase aberration correction in medical ultrasound.” Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 1231, July 1990, pp. 40–49. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.18782.
Trahey GE, Zhao D. Quality factors for phase aberration correction in medical ultrasound. Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering. 1990 Jul 1;1231:40–49.

Published In

Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering

DOI

EISSN

1996-756X

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

July 1, 1990

Volume

1231

Start / End Page

40 / 49

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering