Medical ultrasound imaging based on cross-correlation adaptive weighting

Zheng Chi-Chao; Peng Hu; Han Zhi-Hui

doi:10.7498/aps.63.148702

Abstract

According to the cross-correlation between the ultrasonic echo signals of ultrasonic imaging system, ultrasonic imaging algorithm based on cross-correlation adaptive weighting is introduced. This method determines the weight on the correlation between the echo signals of scatters at different positions, and then the adaptive weighted imaging is performed. The sidelobe and the noise which has the low correlation are suppressed. Simulations to points object and speckle object pattern using Field Ⅱ show that the method of imaging fast, and it can give a high horizontal and longitudinal resolution. Compared with delay and sum (DAS) algorithm, the contrast of the image to point object is increased by 16 dB. The contrast of the image to sound-absorbing speckle is increased by 0.85 dB. The results of experiments in which the complete data sets are used, show that the resolution is better than that of DAS algorithm and the contrast is increased by 17 dB.

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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Funds: Project supported by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61201060) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61172037).

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