Full Wave 3D Inverse Scattering Transmission Ultrasound Tomography in the Presence of High Contrast

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2020 Nov 20

PMID 33214569

Citations 8

Authors

James Wiskin

Bilal Malik

David Borup

Nasser Pirshafiey

John Klock

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Abstract

We present here a quantitative ultrasound tomographic method yielding a sub-mm resolution, quantitative 3D representation of tissue characteristics in the presence of high contrast media. This result is a generalization of previous work where high impedance contrast was not present and may provide a clinically and laboratory relevant, relatively inexpensive, high resolution imaging method for imaging in the presence of bone. This allows tumor, muscle, tendon, ligament or cartilage disease monitoring for therapy and general laboratory or clinical settings. The method has proven useful in breast imaging and is generalized here to high-resolution quantitative imaging in the presence of bone. The laboratory data are acquired in ~ 12 min and the reconstruction in ~ 24 min-approximately 200 times faster than previously reported simulations in the literature. Such fast reconstructions with real data require careful calibration, adequate data redundancy from a 2D array of 2048 elements and a paraxial approximation. The imaging results show that tissue surrounding the high impedance region is artifact free and has correct speed of sound at sub-mm resolution.

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