Ultrasound localization microscopy and super-resolution: A state of the art

O Couture, V Hingot, B Heiles… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Because it drives the compromise between resolution and penetration, the diffraction limit
has long represented an unreachable summit to conquer in ultrasound imaging. Within a …

Ultrasound contrast imaging: Fundamentals and emerging technology

H Yusefi, B Helfield - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The development of microbubble contrast agents has broadened the scope of medical
ultrasound imaging. Along with dedicated imaging techniques, these agents provide …

Deep unfolded robust PCA with application to clutter suppression in ultrasound

O Solomon, R Cohen, Y Zhang, Y Yang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Contrast enhanced ultrasound is a radiation-free imaging modality which uses encapsulated
gas microbubbles for improved visualization of the vascular bed deep within the tissue. It …

Imaging methods for ultrasound contrast agents

MA Averkiou, MF Bruce, JE Powers, PS Sheeran… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbubble contrast agents were introduced more than 25 years ago with the objective of
enhancing blood echoes and enabling diagnostic ultrasound to image the microcirculation …

SUSHI: Sparsity-based ultrasound super-resolution hemodynamic imaging

A Bar-Zion, O Solomon… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Identifying and visualizing vasculature within organs and tumors has major implications in
managing cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound scans detect …

[HTML][HTML] Flow velocity mapping using contrast enhanced high-frame-rate plane wave ultrasound and image tracking: Methods and initial in vitro and in vivo evaluation

CH Leow, E Bazigou, RJ Eckersley, CH Alfred… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ultrasound imaging is the most widely used method for visualising and quantifying blood
flow in medical practice, but existing techniques have various limitations in terms of imaging …

Fast vascular ultrasound imaging with enhanced spatial resolution and background rejection

A Bar-Zion, C Tremblay-Darveau… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound super-localization microscopy techniques presented in the last few years enable
non-invasive imaging of vascular structures at the capillary level by tracking the flow of …

Background removal and vessel filtering of noncontrast ultrasound images of microvasculature

M Bayat, M Fatemi, A Alizad - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Recent advances in ultrasound Doppler imaging have made it possible to
visualize small vessels with diameters near the imaging resolution limits using …

Spontaneous nucleation of stable perfluorocarbon emulsions for ultrasound contrast agents

DS Li, S Schneewind, M Bruce, Z Khaing… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Phase-change contrast agents are rapidly developing as an alternative to microbubbles for
ultrasound imaging and therapy. These agents are synthesized and delivered as liquid …

Dynamic contrast enhanced ultrasound for therapy monitoring

JM Hudson, R Williams, C Tremblay-Darveau… - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Quantitative imaging is a crucial component of the assessment of therapies that target the
vasculature of angiogenic or inflamed tissue. Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCE …