IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Nov 9, 2015
Locating and evaluating the length and severity of a stenosis is very important for planning adequate treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Conventional ultrasound (US) examination cannot provide maps of entire lower limb arteries in 3-D. W...
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Jun 1, 2025
Surgical tool tip localization and tracking are essential components of surgical and interventional procedures. The cross sections of tool tips can be considered as acoustic point sources to achieve these tasks with deep learning applied to photoacou...
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Jun 1, 2025
The shear wave elastography (SWE) provides quantitative markers for tissue characterization by measuring the shear wave speed (SWS), which reflects tissue stiffness. SWE uses an acoustic radiation force pulse sequence to generate shear waves that pro...
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Jun 1, 2025
Sparse arrays offer several advantages over other element reduction techniques for 3-D ultrasound imaging. However, the large interelement spacing in these arrays results in high sidelobe-related artifacts, which significantly degrade image quality a...