3-D super-resolution ultrasound imaging with a 2-D sparse array

S Harput, K Christensen-Jeffries… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-frame-rate 3-D ultrasound imaging technology combined with super-resolution
processing method can visualize 3-D microvascular structures by overcoming the diffraction …

Two-stage motion correction for super-resolution ultrasound imaging in human lower limb

S Harput, K Christensen-Jeffries… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The structure of microvasculature cannot be resolved using conventional ultrasound (US)
imaging due to the fundamental diffraction limit at clinical US frequencies. It is possible to …

High-frame-rate contrast-enhanced echocardiography using diverging waves: 2-D motion estimation and compensation

L Nie, DMJ Cowell, TM Carpenter… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Combining diverging ultrasound waves and microbubbles could improve contrast-enhanced
echocardiography (CEE), by providing enhanced temporal resolution for cardiac function …

Motion artifacts and correction in multipulse high-frame rate contrast-enhanced ultrasound

A Stanziola, M Toulemonde, Y Li… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-frame-rate (HFR) ultrasound (US) imaging and contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) are
often implemented using multipulse transmissions, to enhance image quality. Multipulse …

High-Frame-Rate Contrast Echocardiography Using Diverging Waves: Initial In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation

M Toulemonde, Y Li, S Lin, F Cordonnier… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Contrast echocardiography (CE) ultrasound with microbubble contrast agents has
significantly advanced our capability for assessment of cardiac function, including …

Independent component analysis filter for small vessel contrast imaging during fast tissue motion

G Wahyulaksana, L Wei, J Schoormans… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Suppressing tissue clutter is an essential step in blood flow estimation and visualization,
even when using ultrasound contrast agents. Blind source separation (BSS)-based clutter …

Sparse image reconstruction for contrast enhanced cardiac ultrasound using diverging waves

A Stanziola, M Toulemonde… - 2019 IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assessing cardiac function with trans-thoracic ultrasound is a challenging task, mainly due
to its fast motion and its anatomical position which only allows for a narrow intercostal …

High frame-rate coherent diverging wave imaging with 2-D motion compensation

L Nie, TM Carpenter, DMJ Cowell… - 2018 IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of diverging ultrasound waves provides enhanced temporal resolution for cardiac
function assessment. However, current image formation techniques using coherent …

Unfocused ultrasound waves for manipulating and imaging microbubbles

L Nie - 2019 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
With unfocused plane/diverging ultrasound waves, the capability of simultaneous sampling
on each element of an array transducer has spawned a branch known as high-frame-rate …

Benefits of Adaptive Beamforming Methods for Contrast Enhanced High Frame-Rate Ultrasound

A Stanziola, M Toulemonde, R Corbett… - 2018 IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of high frame rate ultrasound is based on emitting unfocused pulses, which requires
multiple angle image compounding to obtain satisfactory image contrast and signal to noise …