Clinical evaluation of synthetic aperture sequential beamforming

Peter Møller Hansen, Martin Christian Hemmsen, Theis Lange, Jens Munk Hansen, Michael Bachmann Nielsen, Jørgen Arendt Jensen

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    Abstract

    In this study clinically relevant ultrasound images generated with synthetic aperture sequential beamforming (SASB) is compared to images generated with a conventional technique. The advantage of SASB is the ability to produce high resolution ultrasound images with a high frame rate and at the same time massively reduce the amount of generated data. SASB was implemented in a system consisting of a conventional ultrasound scanner connected to a PC via a research interface. This setup enables simultaneous recording with both SASB and conventional technique. Eighteen volunteers were ultrasound scanned abdominally, and 84 sequence pairs were recorded. Each sequence pair consists of two simultaneous recordings of the same anatomical location with SASB and conventional B-mode imaging. The images were evaluated in terms of spatial resolution, contrast, unwanted artifacts, and penetration depth of the ultrasound beam. Five ultrasound experts (radiologists) evaluated the sequence pairs in a side-by-side comparison, and the results show that image quality using SASB was better than conventional B-mode imaging. 73 % of the evaluations favored SASB, and a probability of 70 % was calculated for a new radiologist to prefer SASB over conventional imaging, if a new sequence was recorded. There was no significant difference in penetration depth.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE
    Volume8320
    PublisherSPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
    Publication date2012
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventSPIE Medical Imaging 2012 - San Diego, United States
    Duration: 4 Feb 20129 Feb 2012

    Conference

    ConferenceSPIE Medical Imaging 2012
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Diego
    Period04/02/201209/02/2012

    Keywords

    • Clinical evaluation
    • Clinical demonstration
    • Ultrasound imaging
    • Synthetic aperture sequential beamforming

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