Title :
The Modified Convolution Models Of Ultrasound Echo Signal
Author :
Chen, Ming ; Zhang, Cishen ; Yeoh, Wee Soon
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ.
Abstract :
The ultrasound convolution model is addressed in this paper. Image formation process in the traditional model is expressed as a spatial-temporal convolution between the tissue signal and the ultrasonic system response. However, with the understanding of the existing widely-applied convolution model, we present modification since it omits the acoustical interactions inside the tissue. Consequently, under further analysis on the interactions and the reasonable assumptions of ultrasound propagations, two modified models are proposed, in which one takes the incident interaction into account and the other focuses on the backscattering interaction
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical ultrasonics; convolution; medical image processing; spatiotemporal phenomena; backscattering interaction; image formation process; modified convolution models; spatial-temporal convolution; tissue signal; ultrasonic system response; ultrasound echo signal; ultrasound propagations; Acoustic scattering; Additive noise; Convolution; Focusing; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radio frequency; Signal processing; Signal resolution; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616802