Frequency Domain Two-Stage Beamforming for Phased Array Imaging Using the Fast Hankel Transform

Fabian Fool; Jos de Wit; Rik Vos; Deep Bera; Nico de Jong; Martin Verweij

doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2018.8579914

Frequency Domain Two-Stage Beamforming for Phased Array Imaging Using the Fast Hankel Transform

Fabian Fool, Jos de Wit, Rik Vos, Deep Bera, Nico de Jong, Martin Verweij

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The huge amount of data that needs to be transferred between probe and imaging system becomes a major issue when the data transfer capacity is limited, e.g. in handheld systems, wireless probes and miniaturized probes. The amount of data can be significantly reduced by using two-stage beamforming. The first stage consists of a fixed focus algorithm that compresses channel data to scanline data. This can be done by integrated electronics in the handle. In the second stage the scanline data is further beamformed in the imaging system to obtain images that are synthetically focused at all depths. Here we present a wave equation two-stage beamforming method for phased array imaging that is computationally efficient and outperforms PSASB, a time-of-flight alternative, in terms of lateral resolution and contrast-to-noise ratio.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2018
Editors	Ken-ya Hashimoto, Clemens Ruppel
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	4
Volume	2018-October
ISBN (Electronic)	978-153863425-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2018.8579914
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2018 - Portopia Hotel, Kobe, Japan Duration: 22 Oct 2018 → 25 Oct 2018

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Conference	2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2018
Abbreviated title	IUS 2018
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kobe
Period	22/10/18 → 25/10/18

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migration
phased array
synthetic aperture
two-stage beamforming
Ultrasound imaging

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Fool, F , de Wit, J , Vos, R, Bera, D, de Jong, N & Verweij, M 2018, Frequency Domain Two-Stage Beamforming for Phased Array Imaging Using the Fast Hankel Transform. in K Hashimoto & C Ruppel (eds), 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2018. vol. 2018-October, 8579914, IEEE, 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2018, Kobe, Japan, 22/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2018.8579914

Frequency Domain Two-Stage Beamforming for Phased Array Imaging Using the Fast Hankel Transform. / Fool, Fabian ; de Wit, Jos ; Vos, Rik et al.
2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2018. ed. / Ken-ya Hashimoto; Clemens Ruppel. Vol. 2018-October IEEE, 2018. 8579914.

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