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Short-lag spatial coherence of backscattered echoes: imaging characteristics
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Conventional ultrasound images are formed by delay-and-sum beamforming of the backscattered echoes received by individual elements of the transducer aperture. Although the delay-and-sum beamformer is well suited for ultrasound image formation, it is corrupted by speckle noise and challenged by acoustic clutter and phase aberration. We propose an alternative method of imaging utilizing the short-lag spatial coherence (SLSC) of the backscattered echoes. Compared with matched B-mode images, SLSC images demonstrate superior SNR and contrast-to-noise ratio in simulated and experimental speckle-generating phantom targets, but are shown to be challenged by limited point target conspicuity. Matched B-mode and SLSC images of a human thyroid are presented. The challenges and opportunities of real-time implementation of SLSC imaging are discussed.
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- Authors
- Lediju, M. A., Trahey, G. E., Byram, B. C., & Dahl, J. J.
- Venue
- IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
- Published
- 2011-07
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1377-1388
- ISSN
- 0885-3010 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2166591710
- Cited by
- 445
- References
- 11
- FWCI
- 11.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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