Displacement Tracking Techniques in Ultrasound Elastography: From Cross-Correlation to Deep Learning

M Ashikuzzaman, A Héroux, A Tang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that maps
viscoelastic properties to characterize tissues and diseases. Elastography can be divided …

Receive/transmit aperture selection for 3D ultrasound imaging with a 2D matrix transducer

M Mozaffarzadeh, M Soozande, F Fool, MAP Pertijs… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recently, we realized a prototype matrix transducer consisting of 48 rows of 80 elements on
top of a tiled set of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) implementing a row-level …

Simultaneous Coherent and Displacement Compounding for 2D Noninvasive Carotid Strain Imaging: a Proof of Principle Study

M Mozaffarzadeh, AECM Saris… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Arteriosclerosis results from lipid buildup in artery walls, leading to plaque formation, and is
a leading cause of death. Plaque rupture can cause blood clots that might lead to a stroke …