Title :
Modeling log-compressed ultrasound images for radio frequency signal recovery
Author :
Seabra, Joé ; Sanches, João
Author_Institution :
Systems and Robotics Institute / Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
This paper presents an algorithm for recovering the radio frequency (RF) signal provided by the ultrasound probe from the log-compressed ultrasound images displayed in ultrasound equipment.
Keywords :
Brightness; Dynamic range; Image coding; Pixel; Probes; RF signals; Radio frequency; Speckle; Ultrasonic imaging; Visualization; Algorithms; Data Compression; Image Enhancement; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649181
