Ultrasound B-mode Imaging: Beamforming and Image Formation Techniques

• Main Author: Ramalli, Alessandro (auth)
• Other Authors: Matrone, Giulia (auth), Tortoli, Piero (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; n/a; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); multi-perspective ultrasound imaging; dictionary learning; common carotid artery; spatial resolution; contrast enhancement; sparse representation; PMUT linear array; K-singular value decomposition; time resolution; cardiac imaging; coded excitation; plane wave; beam pattern; grating lobe suppression; spatial coherence; subcutaneous fat layer; cylindrical scanning; parallel beam forming; microbubble; MR-visible fiducial marker; ultrasonic imaging; speckle reduction; multi-line transmission; MRI; adaptive beamforming; super-resolution; filtered-delay multiply and sum beamforming; B-mode imaging; medical ultrasound; intima-media complex longitudinal motion; synthetic aperture; quantitative parametrization; arterial wall motion; pth root; beam forming; medical image processing; crosstalk artifacts; ultrasound imaging; diverging wave; 1-3 piezocomposite material; dynamic focusing; multi-line acquisition; image reconstruction; plane wave imaging; ultrasound; multi-line transmit; reconstruction; thyroid imaging; beamforming
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Ultrasound medical imaging stands out among the other diagnostic imaging modalities for its patient-friendliness, high temporal resolution, low cost, and absence of ionizing radiation. On the other hand, it may still suffer from limited detail level, low signal-to-noise ratio, and narrow field-of-vi...