Optimization of Axial Resolution in Ultrasound Elastography
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To improve the axial resolution of ultrasonic elastography, by taking the advantage of code excitation and frequency compounding, multi-frequency with coded excitation for elastography (FCCE) was proposed. FCCE adopts the Chirp signal excitation scheme and strikes a balance in the selection of sub-signal bandwidth, the bandwidth overlap and the number of sub-strain image based on theoretical derivation, so as to further improve the axial resolution of elastic image. On MATLAB, multi-frequency with coded excitation for elastography was implemented and compared with short pulse. Experiments have proved that, compared with the short pulse, the elastographic signal-to-noise ratio (SNRe) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNRe) were improved significantly. Moreover, probing depth, axial resolution and target detection were improved too. Therefore, the FCCE technology can effectively improve the elastography quality and can be applied to ultrasonic clinical trials. Copyright © 2014 IFSA Publishing, S. L.
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