Precise reconstruction of fast moving cardiac valve in high frame rate synthetic transmit aperture ultrasound imaging

Mayumi Suzuki; Teiichiro Ikeda; Chizue Ishihara; Shinta Takano; Hiroshi Masuzawa

doi:10.1117/12.2216580

1 April 2016 Precise reconstruction of fast moving cardiac valve in high frame rate synthetic transmit aperture ultrasound imaging

Mayumi Suzuki, Teiichiro Ikeda, Chizue Ishihara, Shinta Takano, Hiroshi Masuzawa

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Proceedings Volume 9790, Medical Imaging 2016: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography; 979013 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2216580
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

To diagnose heart valve incompetence, i.e., one of the most serious cardiac dysfunctions, it is essential to obtain images of fast-moving valves at high spatial and temporal resolution. Ultrasound synthetic transmit aperture (STA) imaging has the potential to achieve high spatial resolution by synthesizing multiple pre-beamformed images obtained with corresponding multiple transmissions. However, applying STA to fast-moving targets is difficult due to serious target deformation. We propose a high-frame-rate STA (fast STA) imaging method that uses a reduced number of transmission events needed for each image. Fast STA is expected to suppress deformation of moving targets; however, it may result in deteriorated spatial resolution. In this study, we conducted a simulation study to evaluate fast STA. We quantitatively evaluated the reduction in deformation and deterioration of spatial resolution with a model involving a radially moving valve at the maximum speed of 0.5 m/s. The simulated raw channel data of the valve phantom was processed with offline beamforming programs. We compared B-mode images obtained through single received-line in a transmission (SRT) method, STA, and fast STA. The results show that fast STA with four-times-reduced events is superior in reconstructing the original shape of the moving valve to other methods. The accuracy of valve location is 97 and 100% better than those with SRT and STA, respectively. The resolution deterioration was found to be below the annoyance threshold considering the improved performance of the shape reconstruction. The obtained results are promising for providing more precise diagnostic information on cardiovascular diseases.

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Mayumi Suzuki, Teiichiro Ikeda, Chizue Ishihara, Shinta Takano, and Hiroshi Masuzawa "Precise reconstruction of fast moving cardiac valve in high frame rate synthetic transmit aperture ultrasound imaging", Proc. SPIE 9790, Medical Imaging 2016: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography, 979013 (1 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2216580

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Spatial resolution

Ultrasonography

Reflectors

Diagnostics

Image quality

Coherence (optics)

Heart

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