DocumentCode
2882965
Title
A system for real-time, adaptive ultrasonic imaging
Author
Trahey, Gregg E. ; Zhao, Dongbin ; Smith, Sean W. ; Miglin, J.A.
Author_Institution
Duke Univ., Durham, NC
fYear
1989
fDate
3-6 Oct 1989
Firstpage
873
Abstract
A real-time adaptive ultrasonic imaging system capable of markedly and quickly improving the quality of images degraded by aberrating media is described. The system employs one of several possible functions of regional image brightness as a quality factor. The authors have successfully demonstrated its utility in improving diffuse and pointlike test targets and in several clinical applications. A typical time to generate an improved image is 80 ms, with modifications to increase the speed of operation expected
Keywords
acoustic imaging; biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; aberrating media; clinical applications; diffuse targets; pointlike test targets; quality factor; real-time adaptive ultrasonic imaging system; regional image brightness; Acoustic imaging; Adaptive systems; Brightness; Delay; Error correction; Lesions; Phased arrays; Real time systems; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE 1989
Conference_Location
Montreal, Que.
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1989.67113
Filename
67113
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