2024
Coordinate-Independent 3-D Ultrasound Principal Stretch and Direction Imaging
Jeng G, Chen P, Hsieh M, Liu Z, Langdon J, Ahn S, Staib L, Stendahl J, Thorn S, Sinusas A, Duncan J, O'Donnell M. Coordinate-Independent 3-D Ultrasound Principal Stretch and Direction Imaging. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering 2024, 71: 3312-3323. PMID: 38941195, DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2024.3420220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrincipal stretchesAxial displacement componentsSpeckle tracking methodSpeckle tracking approachTracking methodRobust filterDisplacement componentsTissue incompressibilityDisplacement estimationStrain componentsDisplacement gradientsStrain informationLocalized diseased regionStrain imagingLagrangian strainLeast-squares methodTracking approachTracking frameworkCoordinate systemCardiac coordinate systemProbe orientationFilterHigher spatial resolutionCardiac datasetsEnhanced accuracy
2008
Physical-Space Refraction-Corrected Transmission Ultrasound Computed Tomography Made Computationally Practical
Li S, Mueller K, Jackowski M, Dione D, Staib L. Physical-Space Refraction-Corrected Transmission Ultrasound Computed Tomography Made Computationally Practical. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2008, 11: 280-288. PMID: 18982616, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85990-1_34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound Computed TomographyHigh-quality image reconstructionIterative reconstruction frameworkReconstruction frameworkReconstruction qualityComputational platformInteractive demandsTracking approachImage reconstructionConsiderable computational expenseComputational expenseCT frameworkImaged tissueFrameworkEikonal solverArchitectureTrackingPlatformProper modelingSolverComputationallyWave-front trackingCapabilityEikonal equation