NDLI: Specular surface reconstruction from multi-angle interrogation (SRMI) using a piston-array-based transducer for enhanced bone delineation

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Author	Mauldin, F.W. Owen, K. Hossack, J.A.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA (Mauldin, F.W.; Owen, K.; Hossack, J.A.)
Abstract	Bone surface detectability with ultrasound is limited due to several factors including off-axis reflection artifacts and low sensitivity to bone surfaces that are not perpendicular to the central axis of the transducer. To address these limitations, a technique termed specular surface reconstruction from multi-angle interrogation (SRMI) was investigated. The SRMI approach uses an array of individual mechanically sector-scanned pistons with overlapping fields of view. Simulations were performed in FIELD II to characterize the angular sensitivity to specular surfaces with varying sectorscan angular span and with comparison to a representative linear array-based spatial compounding technique. The SRMI approach was tested experimentally in an ex vivo, fractured, porcine rib bone embedded in tissue-mimicking phantom material. The SRMI approach with piston-array-based transducer produced several advantages over standard B-mode imaging including generally higher SNR gains with compounding than is readily achieved using a linear array - e.g. √6 versus √3.2. At fixed imaging depth, angular sensitivity improved by approximately 10 degrees with increased sector-scan angular span of 100 degrees versus 40 degrees. The SRMI approach avoids grating lobes typical of linear arrays, and thus provides an inherent advantage for bone imaging. Experimentally, the SRMI approach yielded enhanced bone delineation compared with a single aperture sector scan (6.7 dB contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) improvement).
Starting Page	366
Ending Page	369
File Size	1239930
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467345613
ISSN	19485719
e-ISBN	9781467345620
DOI	10.1109/ULTSYM.2012.0090
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-10-07
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Arrays Bones Transducers Pistons Ultrasonic imaging Apertures Sensitivity specular reflection bone piston array
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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