Vascular wall motion detection models based on long short-term memory in plane-wave-based ultrasound imaging
Objective. Vascular wall motion can be used to diagnose cardiovascular diseases. In this
study, long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks were used to track vascular wall …
study, long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks were used to track vascular wall …
Interoperator reproducibility of carotid elastography for identification of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques
Z Liu, Z Bai, C Huang, M Huang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound-based carotid elastography has been developed to evaluate the vulnerability of
carotid atherosclerotic plaques. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vivo …
carotid atherosclerotic plaques. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vivo …
Spatiotemporal Bayesian Regularization for Cardiac Strain Imaging: Simulation and In Vivo Results
R Al Mukaddim, NH Meshram… - IEEE open journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cardiac strain imaging (CSI) plays a critical role in the detection of myocardial motion
abnormalities. Displacement estimation is an important processing step to ensure the …
abnormalities. Displacement estimation is an important processing step to ensure the …
An application of super-resolution generative adversary networks for quasi-static ultrasound strain elastography: A feasibility study
In this work, a super-resolution approach based on generative adversary network (GAN)
was used to interpolate (up-sample) ultrasound radio-frequency (RF) echo data along the …
was used to interpolate (up-sample) ultrasound radio-frequency (RF) echo data along the …
Fast strain estimation and frame selection in ultrasound elastography using machine learning
Ultrasound elastography aims to determine the mechanical properties of the tissue by
monitoring tissue deformation due to internal or external forces. Tissue deformations are …
monitoring tissue deformation due to internal or external forces. Tissue deformations are …
Comparison of displacement tracking algorithms for in vivo electrode displacement elastography
Hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases are common hepatic malignancies
presenting with high mortality rates. Minimally invasive microwave ablation (MWA) yields …
presenting with high mortality rates. Minimally invasive microwave ablation (MWA) yields …
A novel stretching factor estimator based on an adaptive bisection method for ultrasound strain imaging
Z Hosseini, A Khadem, MH Bibalan - Biomedical Signal Processing and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective: Displacement estimation (also known as time-delay estimation (TDE)) is a
challenging step in ultrasound elastography. The main issue of existing TDE techniques is …
challenging step in ultrasound elastography. The main issue of existing TDE techniques is …
Estimation of strain elastography from ultrasound radio-frequency data by utilizing analytic gradient of the similarity metric
Most strain imaging techniques follow a pipeline strategy: in the first step, tissue
displacement is estimated from radio-frequency (RF) frames, and in the second step, a …
displacement is estimated from radio-frequency (RF) frames, and in the second step, a …
Displacement Tracking Techniques in Ultrasound Elastography: From Cross-Correlation to Deep Learning
Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that maps
viscoelastic properties to characterize tissues and diseases. Elastography can be divided …
viscoelastic properties to characterize tissues and diseases. Elastography can be divided …
Building an open-source simulation platform of acoustic radiation force-based breast elastography
Ultrasound-based elastography including strain elastography, acoustic radiation force
impulse (ARFI) imaging, point shear wave elastography and supersonic shear imaging (SSI) …
impulse (ARFI) imaging, point shear wave elastography and supersonic shear imaging (SSI) …